Christine Garwick-Foley, LPC - Therapist in Minnesota

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Client-Centered work
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

About Christine

Christine Garwick-Foley is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Minnesota with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, and trauma. Her practice also addresses problems such as eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions.

She describes therapy as more than talking. Sessions combine a client-centered stance with practical techniques to help people access strengths they already have. Christine uses approaches that include Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), cognitive behavioral methods, existential ideas, and EMDR for trauma work.

Christine also pays attention to long-term challenges like chronic pain or illness, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, and attachment or abandonment issues. She works with people who are navigating family of origin problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence effects, and the emotional fallout of disasters.

Her background includes training in several experiential and body-focused methods, and she integrates those tools when helpful. Sessions aim to identify patterns, practice different responses, and build small skills for coping and communication. Christine typically works with adults and designs sessions around practical steps and emotional processing.

To begin, prospective clients are asked to use the platform matching process and schedule a first session. Christine sees clients in Minnesota and conducts therapy in English.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Christine uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and name hard-to-reach emotions and the patterns they create in relationships and personal life. EFT focuses on feelings and attachment experiences to clarify what matters and to try new ways of responding.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the person’s own perspective and experience. That approach emphasizes listening, reflecting, and following the client’s pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) appears in her work to identify unhelpful thoughts and test practical behavior changes for day-to-day relief.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Christine will work collaboratively to see which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and comfort level. She combines listening with hands-on techniques and adjusts as progress and preferences become clearer.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options when booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so appointments work around work or caregiving. Licensed professionals can use these formats to keep momentum between sessions while focusing on emotional processing and practical skills.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGrief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separation Domestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / loneliness Life purpose Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Hypnotherapy Mindfulness Therapy Motivational Interviewing Narrative Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Somatic Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy Internal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Listed in

Minnesota

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She helps adults with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship issues, trauma, and related problems such as eating or sleeping disturbances.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style blends client-centered listening with practical techniques. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, CBT, existential ideas, and EMDR when appropriate.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 25 years of experience working with adults on grief, chronic pain, trauma, mood concerns, and motivation.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Minnesota.

Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Session formats are not listed in the biography. Please confirm current session options when scheduling.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to start therapy?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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