- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Christopher
Christopher Jainandan is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor who focuses on practical help for everyday parenting concerns. He speaks plainly and aims to make it easier for parents to raise hard topics, manage stress, and find healthier routines at home. He brings ten years in the mental health and substance use field.
Christopher encourages open conversation about the struggles parents face and normalizes seeking support. Sessions emphasize clear steps you can try between meetings and space to talk about what feels overwhelming right now.
Background and approach
Christopher uses approaches that help people change thoughts and behaviors, build emotion regulation skills, and stay present in stressful moments. He blends those methods to match each person's goals rather than following a single method rigidly. That makes his work useful for worries about anxiety, mood changes, sleep, or parenting stress.
Clients also turn to him for help with relationship strain, grief, trauma, substance concerns, and challenges like ADHD or compulsive behaviors. He aims to reduce shame and stigma around mental health and substance issues, and to make the process straightforward and respectful.
Born in Guyana and raised partly in Florida, Christopher studied psychology at Rollins College and earned a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University. He holds the LMHC credential in Florida and uses his clinical background to offer practical, goal-focused support.
What Christopher works with
Everything Christopher lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Christopher helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- First responder issues
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
Approaches Christopher lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support for parenting
Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the parent. It gives space to talk about immediate worries and to set goals that feel realistic for family life. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and practice different behaviors to reduce anxiety, low mood, and worry about parenting decisions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christopher will work together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, whether they need short-term strategies for sleep and routines or longer work on mood and trauma. That collaborative method helps tailor sessions to what actually helps at home.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, and chat or text can be a shorter check-in between meetings. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to use therapy in ways that fit parenting life.
Questions people ask about Christopher
What issues can be addressed in sessions?
He helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, career matters, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related areas.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. He combines client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
How much experience does he have?
Christopher has ten years of experience working in mental health and substance use settings before and during his practice as a licensed counselor.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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