Therapist profile
Christine Callahan, LCSW-C
LCSW-C - Stress and family concerns
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- ACT methods
- CBT skills
- Narrative work
About Christine
Christine Callahan is an LCSW-C licensed in Maryland with 33 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and the practical impacts of medical illness. Her work also includes compassion fatigue and concerns related to family, intimacy, career, mood disorders, and attention differences.
She uses conversational, problem-focused work to help people untangle what feels overwhelming at home. Conversations center on concrete steps, clearer thinking, and ways to handle upsetting feelings. Sessions aim to identify what matters most and to find actions that fit everyday life.
Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful patterns and build coping skills. Client-Centered and Narrative ideas shape how stories are heard and reworked. Psychodynamic thinking can be used to look at long-standing patterns that influence present choices.
Christine has helped people facing caregiver strain, chronic illness, grief at end of life, and the stresses of midlife. She also addresses anger, communication problems, divorce and separation, and issues around guilt and forgiveness. These practical concerns are treated alongside mood and attention difficulties.
People can expect clear, grounded conversations that focus on what to try between sessions. She invites realistic steps rather than quick fixes. If you are dealing with strain at home, a loss, or persistent worry, she aims to help you find steadier ways to manage day-to-day life.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Christine commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them while learning simple ways to accept difficult feelings. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaches practical skills to change behavior and reduce distress.Finding the right combination of methods is part of the process. She will work collaboratively with clients to choose which approaches match their goals, needs, and day-to-day life. That means trying things, adjusting, and keeping what helps most.
The therapist's biography does not list specific online formats. Please confirm the exact session options before booking so you know whether sessions are by video, phone, or another method. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises to remote work, with homework, tracking tools, and focused conversation to support change.
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Experience
33+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she address related to family life?
She helps people with family problems, communication issues, caregiving stress, and the strain that comes with divorce or separation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical, using approaches such as ACT, CBT, client-centered, narrative, and psychodynamic ideas to work on thinking and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 33 years of professional experience working with a broad range of concerns including grief, trauma, and chronic illness.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds the LCSW-C credential in Maryland and practices from that state.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are offered for sessions?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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