Christine Talley
Calm, practical, compassionate clinical social worker
LCSW Florida
- Experience
- 17 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Anger
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Christine
Christine Talley is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, anger, low self-esteem, and depression with a compassionate, strengths-based approach.
Background and approach
She brings 17 years of experience in community mental health and emphasizes meeting clients where they are so they can pursue meaningful change. Christine values kindness, respect, and empathy while encouraging clients toward growth and greater self-understanding.
Her practice integrates practical therapeutic methods aimed at building coping skills and insight, drawing on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-informed work, mindfulness, and skills-based strategies. She prioritizes treating each person with dignity and recognizing their inherent worth as part of recovery.
Christine also notes a background in theological seminary related to social work and holds multiple social work and community mental health awards earned during her career. Based in Florida, Christine describes her clinical strengths as empathy, patience, creativity, observation, and a nonjudgmental stance.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process where hope and realistic change coexist, and she supports clients in finding the resources and skills to move forward.
How practical therapy approaches translate online
Christine often integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to symptoms, helping people develop clear coping strategies for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thoughts. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relational patterns shape current ways of relating and can help with communication problems, abandonment concerns, and trust issues.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works together with each client to clarify goals, assess which methods fit their needs, and adapt tools over time so the plan evolves with progress and preferences.
Online formats offer practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit consistent work into busy schedules, maintain continuity across locations, and access regular support without travel. For many people, the variety of session types allows a balance of real-time conversation and brief, skill-focused check-ins between live meetings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Licensed
Utah, Maine, Florida, Idaho
Languages
English