- Practical coping tools
- Client-centered style
- Focus on strengths
About Christine
Christine Mendez is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 13 years of experience in clinical work. She practices in Texas and brings a steady, practical approach to people dealing with stress and anxiety. She emphasizes strength and personal knowledge, and she encourages small steps that build toward change.
She focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. She also helps with addictions, grief, depression, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. Other areas she addresses include parenting concerns, sleep and eating struggles, career stress, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
In sessions she centers the person’s own experience. She listens first and then uses concrete tools and strategies that fit each situation. Therapy may include exploring thoughts and behaviors, practicing new ways to respond, and tracking progress between meetings.
Her background includes a range of clinical approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. These approaches are used to tailor work to personal goals rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
Christine aims to make starting therapy simple. She asks people to select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
She focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. She also helps with addictions, grief, depression, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. Other areas she addresses include parenting concerns, sleep and eating struggles, career stress, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
In sessions she centers the person’s own experience. She listens first and then uses concrete tools and strategies that fit each situation. Therapy may include exploring thoughts and behaviors, practicing new ways to respond, and tracking progress between meetings.
Her background includes a range of clinical approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. These approaches are used to tailor work to personal goals rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
Christine aims to make starting therapy simple. She asks people to select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Texas, Florida
Languages
English
How approaches like ACT, CBT, and client-centered work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and choose values-based actions. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and problems where avoidance keeps someone stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It often helps with anxiety, mood shifts, and sleep or eating patterns by giving clear skills to practice. Client-Centered Therapy centers on respectful listening and empathy, letting the person guide the topics while the therapist offers reflection and support.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and personal style. That collaborative decision can shift over time as progress is tracked and new challenges come up.
Confirm the available session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, cut travel time, or allow shorter check-ins during a workday. It can also let someone try different tools in the moment and bring what happens between sessions back into treatment. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and client-centered techniques to remote work to keep sessions focused on practical change and steady progress.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Christine commonly address?
She works with stress and anxiety and related issues such as addictions, depression, grief, relationship strain, and self-esteem challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens first and then introduces tools to try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of clinical experience and practices in Texas as an LPC and LMHC.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.