About Christine
Christine “Chrissy” Bruso is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia. She brings 14 years of experience and a warm, straightforward style to sessions. Chrissy focuses on practical support for everyday struggles so people can feel steadier and more capable.
She uses a client-centered approach that starts with listening. After that, she offers tools drawn from cognitive behavioral ideas and solution-focused methods to address specific problems. Sessions tend to be direct and kind, with an emphasis on skills people can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Chrissy often helps with relationship and family concerns, parenting stress, self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, career stress, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Her background includes work with adoption and foster care and assisting caregivers and parents through challenging seasons.
Her style is honest and practical. She talks through boundaries, realistic self-care, and small habit changes that add up. For parents - especially mothers - she focuses on reducing overwhelm and creating routines that feel sustainable rather than perfect.
Clients can expect a collaborative process where goals are clear and progress is tracked. Chrissy balances empathy with problem-solving, helping people identify strengths and build on them. She communicates by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How therapy approaches translate online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a supportive space where the therapist follows the person's lead. Online this means sessions start with what matters most to the client and then move toward practical goals that feel manageable.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In video or phone sessions, CBT is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or low mood over time.
Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on strengths and on what helps right now. Short-term online conversations or messaging can target immediate steps and quick wins that create momentum.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Online formats offer flexibility to fit busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during commutes or breaks. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when writing helps organize thoughts. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and other demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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