Christine "Christie" Kraft, LCSW
Support for parents navigating stress and trauma
Book with Christine- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Christine
Christine "Christie" Kraft is a licensed clinical social worker in Arizona with 25 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family strain, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and self-esteem. Christie offers steady, straightforward support for parents who feel overwhelmed and unsure what to do next.
She believes each person knows their story best and brings strengths into sessions. Christie listens first, then helps people find practical steps that fit their life.
Background and approach
Conversations are calm and direct, with ideas you can try between meetings. Her approach blends skills-based tools and relationship-focused work. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns.
Attachment-based ideas help when past hurts affect present relationships. Christie also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values and build manageable habits. Dialectical behavior therapy strategies are used when emotion regulation and strong reactions get in the way of parenting or daily life.
Sessions can be a place to work through parenting decisions, talk about family conflicts, or process trauma at a pace that feels right. Christie aims to make therapy practical and reachable for busy caregivers. She welcomes people who want steady guidance and realistic tools to change how they cope.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Christine lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit parenting and family challenges online
Christine uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice-unpack-change thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or conflict. CBT often includes small experiments and homework to test new ways of thinking and acting.She also uses attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns with partners and children. This approach helps people spot repeated reactions and try new ways of connecting in family life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christie collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they track what works and adjust the plan if something is not helping.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video calls are useful for full sessions with visual cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between meetings. These formats make it easier to keep consistent sessions while juggling parenting and daily demands.
Questions people ask about Christine
What concerns does Christie commonly help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem issues. Additional focus areas include attachment problems, communication struggles, divorce and separation, and women's issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is listening first and then offering practical steps. Sessions are direct and collaborative, mixing talking with exercises you can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of professional experience to her work with clients. That background includes helping people manage both everyday stress and complex trauma-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LCSW license in Arizona. Her practice is listed as based in Arizona.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She meets with people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. This gives several ways to connect depending on preference and schedule.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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