- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Christine
Christine Solum is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience. She works with parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting challenges. Her style is warm and interactive, focused on clear goals and steady progress.
Christine blends practical strategies with empathetic listening. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people change thoughts and actions that cause distress.
Background and approach
Her background includes long experience supporting people through grief, relationship strain, and major life changes. She has worked with concerns such as ADHD, postpartum depression, and trauma-related symptoms. She also helps when anger, obsessive behaviors, or intimacy issues get in the way of daily life.
In sessions she keeps language plain and steps concrete. Parents can expect help with communication, routines, handling burnout, and managing intense moments with children. Christine tailors plans to each family's rhythms while focusing on what the individual client needs to do differently.
She practices in Minnesota and offers multiple formats for meetings. Christine draws on two main approaches to make therapy practical and relatable. If someone is ready to try new ways of coping, she helps set achievable next steps and supports follow-through.
What Christine works with
Everything Christine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Christine helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
Approaches Christine lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Christine Uses Client-Centered and CBT Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. The therapist reflects concerns, asks questions that help clarify goals, and supports the client's own problem solving. This approach is useful for parents who want room to talk through feelings and priorities rather than follow a strict script.Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replace them with clearer thinking and new behaviors. It often includes short exercises, behavior experiments, and simple tools to use between sessions. This method can help with anxiety, mood changes, parenting stress, and repetitive thoughts or behavior patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Christine will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and daily life. She adapts techniques over time based on what is helpful and what feels manageable.
Online appointments are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, notes between sessions, or when writing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into parenting schedules, work breaks, or busy days.
Questions people ask about Christine
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting challenges, relationship and family problems, grief, and related issues like ADHD and postpartum depression.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and interactive. She uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to set clear goals and practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns across the lifespan.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, MN LICSW, and practices in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Christine offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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