Christina “Christie” Samulevich

Christina “Christie” Samulevich is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three years of clinical experience. She helps people feeling stuck after big changes, coping with anxiety or depression, and those questioning their life purpose. Christie also supports people facing grief, trauma, relationship struggles, and burnout from caregiving or work-related compassion fatigue.

Christie uses straightforward, practical conversation in sessions. She listens and then works with clients to set small, concrete goals. Her work draws on client-centered methods alongside techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused practices to address unhelpful thoughts and develop manageable coping steps.

People meet with her to talk through career doubts, intimacy and relationship problems, or patterns like codependency and commitment worries. She also addresses concerns such as addiction, body image, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Christie names life purpose as one focus she helps people explore when they feel unsure what comes next.

In sessions she combines moment-to-moment listening with clear skill-building. That can mean practicing emotion-regulation skills, testing small behavioral changes, or mapping values and priorities to guide decisions. She aims to make therapy feel practical and relevant to daily life.

Christie works in Illinois and offers services in English. Her LCSW credential is listed as IL LCSW. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's perspective. The therapist reflects concerns, asks clarifying questions, and supports people in naming what matters to them. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, respectful conversation to sort out confusion or strong feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises and experiments to test unhelpful thinking and to build new habits. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and decision-making when someone feels stuck and wants practical steps.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It is useful when emotions feel overwhelming or relationships keep repeating the same conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change as therapy progresses and as different skills are tried in real life.

Session formats were not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time so therapy fits around work or family responsibilities. Licensed professionals adapt practical tools from the described approaches to work in remote sessions and help clients apply skills between meetings.