Christine Snead, LPC

Christine Snead is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years in the mental health field. She works in a straightforward, practical way to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. Christine speaks plainly and focuses on steps people can try between sessions.

She trained at Auburn University where she completed a master's degree. Over her career she has helped people with parenting challenges, career pressure, grief, addictions, trauma and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with bipolar mood swings, compassion fatigue, and the ups and downs of major life changes.

Her main approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered therapy, and emotionally-focused methods. In sessions she helps people notice patterns of thinking and behavior, name their feelings, and practice small changes that lead to better coping. Conversations are practical and goal-oriented while staying grounded in the person sitting across from her.

Christine has worked with issues connected to adoption and foster care, blended family stress, caregiver burden, and communication breakdowns. She also has experience supporting people facing substance use, domestic violence histories, and fertility-related distress. When relevant, she brings a focus on forgiveness, guilt, and rebuilding trust.

People can expect a respectful, down-to-earth approach that balances problem solving with emotional understanding. Christine aims to help each person find realistic ways to feel more capable in daily life.

How Christine’s Approaches Work Online

Christine commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety or improve mood. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so a person feels heard and can explore what matters most to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She will review what’s working and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video is useful for full conversation and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text conversations can fit into a busy day. These options let people fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or when travel makes in-person visits difficult.