Christine Heikkenen-Black

Helping relationships and life transitions with practical strategies

LPC Colorado

Experience: 9 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Family, Career
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Christine

Christine Heikkenen-Black draws on a cognitive behavioral framework alongside complementary modalities to help clients address relationship strains, family dynamics, stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma.

Background and approach

As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with nine years of experience, she frames work around practical strategies and evidence-informed techniques while honoring each person’s story and goals. Her background includes extensive experience in educational and clinical environments, and she emphasizes collaborative, tailored plans that reflect the needs and circumstances of those she sees.

Christine attends closely to communication patterns, attachment dynamics, and life transitions such as divorce, career shifts, and midlife reevaluation. She also supports people facing chronic illness or pain, financial stressors, panic and social anxiety, and grief related to family conflict or separation.

Christine aims to create a respectful, sensitive therapeutic space where clients can build skills and explore deeper emotional patterns. She integrates approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centered techniques, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape individualized interventions and coaching for lasting change.

Therapeutic approaches for online relationship and life work

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical strategies to shift them, which can be useful for anxiety, panic, and stress-related concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values-based action and mindful acceptance of difficult emotions, supporting people navigating life changes, chronic pain, or feelings of emptiness. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early and current relationship patterns to improve communication and connection, making it a useful option for couples and family tensions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to clarify goals, try different techniques, and tailor interventions to personal needs and preferences rather than prescribing a single method from the start.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varying schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to engage in skills practice, coaching, and emotionally focused work from different settings, allowing clients to prioritize therapy alongside work, family, and other obligations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with relationship and family difficulties, stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and life transitions including career and midlife concerns.

What therapeutic approaches does she use in sessions?

Her practice blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based techniques, Client-Centered approaches, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to match interventions to client needs.

How much clinical experience does this therapist have?

She has nine years of professional counseling experience working in both school and personal settings, supporting a variety of behavioral, emotional, and relationship concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with the credential CO LPC LPC.0018611 and practices in Colorado.

Does she provide services in other languages or to clients abroad?

Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available for online work?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their schedule and preferences.

How is cost and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are required to begin therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuseCoaching

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesPanic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stress Social anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

Colorado

Languages

English