Christine Shim, LCSW
Compassionate social worker focused on practical change
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Christine
Christine Shim is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York with 10 years of experience. She has worked in nonprofit settings and healthcare, helping people who feel stuck, anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed by life changes. Christine writes plain, direct guidance and treats each conversation as a partnership.
Her style is collaborative and solution-focused. She leans on cognitive behavioral ideas and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools while keeping sessions grounded in the client's everyday needs.
Background and approach
Christine emphasizes strengths and practical steps rather than jargon. Sessions focus on thoughts, feelings, and relationships to spot repeating patterns that keep problems going. She helps people develop clearer thinking, steadier emotion regulation, and skills for handling stressful moments.
Discussions move at the client's pace and follow what matters most to them. Parenting questions are one of the areas she addresses, including the stress and changes that come with raising children. Christine also offers support for grief, trauma, intimacy concerns, career stress, and compassion fatigue among other topics.
Her aim is to offer an individualized experience that feels genuine and respectful. People leave with concrete tools, new perspectives, and a clearer plan for next steps.
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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christine lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Christine’s approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's perspective. The therapist follows the client's lead and helps build on their strengths to set practical goals and make decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change them, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation and coping skills for intense emotions and relationship difficulties, often with short skills practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine treats this as a collaborative process and will help figure out which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. Together they set priorities, try things out, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make participation easier. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are convenient for brief check-ins, skill practice, or scheduling between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to get support from wherever someone is located.
Questions people ask about Christine
What concerns does Christine often address?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative, solution-focused, and strengths based, with an emphasis on practical steps and skill building tailored to each person.
What is her professional background?
Christine has 10 years of experience working in nonprofit organizations and the healthcare field supporting people facing major life transitions and mental health concerns.
What credential and location are listed?
She holds a license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a New York license and practices from New York.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Christine offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs.
How are sessions billed or priced?
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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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