Christine Callahan, MD, LCSW-C

Christine Callahan is a clinician who blends practical talk therapy with problem-solving tools. She holds an MD and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) with more than three decades of professional experience. She works in Maryland and uses straightforward methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and bipolar symptoms.

Christine focuses on helping people cope with grief, trauma, illness, and major life changes. She also addresses career strain, compassion fatigue, and the challenges that come with caregiving. Her approach aims to reduce overwhelm and help people find clearer next steps.

Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs. She listens first, then helps set realistic goals and practical strategies. That might include learning new ways to respond to difficult thoughts, practicing small behavior changes, or telling your story differently to reduce its hold on you.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered techniques, and elements of narrative and psychodynamic approaches. Those methods are used to build coping skills, increase emotional awareness, and address patterns that keep problems stuck.

She speaks English and offers several remote session types to fit different schedules. People come to Christine when they need steady, experienced support through loss, illness, major transitions, or persistent anxiety, and when they want clear, manageable steps forward.

How cognitive and acceptance approaches work online

Therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focus on practical change and values-guided living. CBT helps people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. ACT emphasizes noticing difficult internal experiences while taking steps toward what matters most, which can ease avoidance and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will ask about goals, habits, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then suggest approaches that fit the person’s needs and preferences. That plan can be adjusted over time as progress and priorities change.

Online sessions make it easier to keep therapy consistent. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill practice and emotional work. Phone sessions can fit a busy or low-bandwidth day and are good for check-ins. Live chat or text messaging suit short check-ins, homework support, or pacing sessions when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats give practical flexibility while keeping the focus on goals and skills.