Christine “Chrissy” Bruso, LCSW
Practical, warm support for parents and individuals
Book with Christine- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Christine
Christine “Chrissy” Bruso is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and life transitions. She brings a direct but warm style and focuses on practical tools that can fit into busy family life. Parents will find an emphasis on realistic self-care and boundary setting.
Chrissy uses a client-centered approach that starts with listening to what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
She pairs that with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to help change unhelpful thinking and with solution-focused work to set small, achievable steps. Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented so progress feels clear. Her background includes work with adoptive and foster families, caregiving situations, and people navigating postpartum changes.
That experience informs how she helps with family relationships, communication problems, and caregiving stress. Chrissy also supports people facing workplace strain, compassion fatigue, body image concerns, and challenges tied to ADHD. As a mother who values balance, she often helps parents who feel overwhelmed by expectations and who want to build sustainable self-care routines.
She emphasizes boundary setting and realistic routines that support both parenting and personal wellbeing. Chrissy practices in Virginia and offers sessions in English. She blends warmth with practical tools so clients can try things between sessions and notice real change over time.
What Christine works with
Everything Christine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Christine helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christine lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How client-centered and CBT approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship. Online sessions let Chrissy listen carefully and tailor conversations to what matters most in your life.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify thinking patterns that contribute to stress or low mood and introduces practical exercises to try between sessions. Delivered over video or messaging, CBT tools can be reviewed together and adapted to everyday family routines.
Solution-focused therapy looks for small, actionable steps that move a person toward their goals. In online work Chrissy and a client set brief goals and track progress week to week using straightforward tasks.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chrissy will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust plans as progress unfolds. This helps create a clear roadmap rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls provide face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins, and text-based messaging lets someone share updates between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into parenting and work rhythms while keeping momentum toward change.
Questions people ask about Christine
What concerns does Chrissy commonly help with?
She works with relationship and family issues, parenting stress, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is honest and kind, focusing on listening first and then offering practical tools from client-centered, cognitive behavioral, and solution-focused approaches.
How much experience does she have?
Chrissy has 14 years of clinical experience supporting people in a range of life stages and family situations.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia and practices with that credential in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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