Christine Shim

Calm, practical therapy for life’s transitions

LCSW New York

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Christine

Christine Shim is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York with 10 years of experience working across nonprofit and healthcare settings. She has supported people dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, major life transitions, and other complex stressors, bringing a practical, strength-based perspective to each client’s situation.

Background and approach

Christine combines collaborative conversation with evidence-informed techniques to help clients identify unhelpful patterns and build clearer ways of thinking and coping. Her style emphasizes partnership and problem-solving while honoring each person’s expertise about their own life.

Drawing on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), she aims to create an individualized process that balances short-term skills with deeper exploration of emotions and relationships. The work often focuses on shifting thoughts, improving emotion regulation, and strengthening communication so clients can approach challenges with more clarity and resilience.

Christine’s practice addresses a wide range of concerns including relationship struggles, grief, parenting pressures, career stress, chronic illness and pain, caregiving strain, and issues such as abandonment, attachment, and body image. She accepts international clients and provides services through formats that meet varied schedules and needs.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Christine often uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and develop practical coping strategies for anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and provides structured tools for changing patterns that get in the way of daily functioning.

She also incorporates client-centered therapy, which prioritizes the client’s own experience and perspective. This approach emphasizes empathy, validation, and collaborative goal-setting so clients feel heard while exploring what matters most to them.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription. Christine will work with each person to discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then tailor methods from CBT, client-centered work, or DBT-informed skills as needed to support progress.

Online therapy offers flexibility through multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, access care from different locations, and maintain continuity of support when schedules change. Licensed professionals can adapt these formats to deliver structured skills work, reflective conversation, and ongoing check-ins to match client needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Christine work with?

Christine’s practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, career concerns, and compassion fatigue among other areas.

How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?

Her style is collaborative, strength-based, and solution-focused, blending client-centered conversation with skills-based work to help clients notice patterns and develop practical coping strategies.

What professional experience does she bring to sessions?

She has 10 years of clinical experience working in nonprofit organizations and the healthcare industry with diverse presenting issues and life transitions.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds the credential LCSW and practices in New York; her license is NY LCSW 091282.

Can someone who speaks another language access her services?

She provides services in English and accepts international clients who communicate in that language.

What session formats are available for working with her?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.

How is pricing handled for therapy with Christine?

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

What should someone do to begin working with Christine?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English