Christine Broadwater, LCMHC

Christine Broadwater is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 33 years of experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma, anxiety, mood changes, and questions about life purpose. She approaches the work with respect for each person's story and strengths. Christine focuses on helping people take the first steps toward a more satisfying life.

With a practical and down-to-earth style, Christine centers sessions on what matters most to the client. She listens for strengths and builds on them while naming patterns that get in the way. Her work often includes strategies for managing stress, improving communication, and rebuilding self-esteem after loss or change.

She draws on several approaches to fit the person in front of her. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers clear ways to change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides tools for emotion regulation and tolerating distress. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the client's perspective and pace.

Christine also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing when appropriate. Mindfulness helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away. Motivational Interviewing supports readiness for change and practical steps forward.

People reach out to her for many concerns, including aging and geriatric issues, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, grief, and perinatal mood concerns. She helps people sort priorities, set realistic goals, and practice small changes that add up over time.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own priorities and pace. The therapist listens, reflects understanding, and follows the client’s lead to help them clarify goals and make changes that matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses problem-focused steps to shift unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christine will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That means trying practical techniques, checking how they feel, and adjusting the plan as work progresses.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking so you know how sessions are scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn’t needed. It also makes it simpler to keep continuity of care during life transitions. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and client-centered work to remote sessions, using exercises, worksheets, and in-the-moment coaching to practice new skills between meetings.