Colin Christman

Colin Christman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Connecticut with five years of clinical experience. He works with people facing family problems, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, depression, and major life changes. He also helps with related issues such as abandonment, attachment struggles, body image, caregiver stress, and coping with chronic illness.

Colin trained at Yale University for his undergraduate degree and completed graduate study at the University of Connecticut. Much of his background is in intensive care settings, including inpatient and residential programs for severe behavioral health issues. That work included cases involving substance use, self-harm, suicidality, complex trauma, and eating disorders.

He draws from psychodynamic ideas and clinical perspectives influenced by Alfred Adler and Eric Berne. He also has training in Internal Family Systems and trauma-specific interventions. In sessions he focuses on identifying what emotional needs are missing and how that absence affects behavior and mood.

Colin asks straightforward practical questions at the start - who are you, what matters, and what would feel different if things were better. He then looks for the beliefs and patterns that keep problems repeating. Therapy involves talking through thoughts and feelings to understand the behaviors they produce and to test new ways of acting that fit a person’s values.

He has worked within family contexts and with people facing co-occurring mood, personality, trauma, and behavioral health disorders. Emma, a certified emotional support dog, may sometimes be present in sessions.

How Colin’s therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Colin uses psychodynamic ideas that focus on past patterns and how they shape present behavior. This approach looks at recurring relationship patterns and unspoken beliefs. It can help when someone feels stuck by old habits or repeating problems in relationships.

He also draws on Internal Family Systems, which treats different parts of a person as having distinct roles and feelings. That method helps people name internal conflicts and practice new ways of relating to themselves, which can reduce self-critical or self-sabotaging behavior.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Colin will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try based on needs, goals, and preferences. He frames the process as practical and iterative, checking in and adjusting plans as sessions progress.

If you plan to work remotely, confirm current session options before booking because formats are not specified here. Online work can make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand. Some people prefer video for face-to-face interaction, while others choose audio for a quieter, less visual check-in. Colin will discuss what works best for scheduling and for the type of work you want to do.