Christine Garwick-Foley, LPC

Christine Garwick-Foley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who helps people facing grief, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and trauma. She speaks plainly and meets adults where they are. Her goal is to help clients regain motivation and move forward when life feels overwhelming.

She sees clients as whole people, connecting physical, emotional, and spiritual parts of experience. Sessions do more than talk; she draws on a mix of approaches to help clients access strengths they already have and learn practical tools to cope. Christine has 25 years of experience working with adults on loss, long-term pain, mood concerns, and trauma-related problems.

Her work includes client-centered methods that prioritize the person sitting in the room and cognitive behavioral techniques that look at thoughts and actions. She also uses emotionally-focused ideas to address relationships and EMDR for people processing traumatic memories. These approaches are combined to match each individual’s needs and goals.

Christine also pays attention to life changes like caregiving stress, aging concerns, and relationship breakups. She helps people address attachment or abandonment issues, body image and eating difficulties, and the effects of chronic illness or disability. The practice emphasizes building coping strategies and clearer communication.

To begin, people complete the Start Therapy questionnaire and schedule based on availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and Christine works with adults in Minnesota in English.

How Christine's Approaches Translate Online

Client-centered work focuses on the person's experience and values, helping the therapist follow the client's pace and priorities while offering gentle guidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and behaviors, teaching practical skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change unhelpful habits. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to help people process traumatic memories and reduce their hold on daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christine collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and preferences. Together they try strategies, notice what helps, and adjust the plan as needed to make steady progress.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the therapist's current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when that is helpful. Licensed professionals can use CBT exercises, emotionally-focused conversations, and some trauma-focused tools in an online setting, and Christine will discuss which techniques suit your circumstances during the first meetings.