- Sleep and rest focus
- Trauma informed care
- Practical skill building
About Christina
Christina Steele-Lietz is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 20 years of experience to her practice in Illinois. She aims to be a confidante, teacher, and steady listener while helping people sort through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and sleep concerns. Christina speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions.
She uses a blend of approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and EMDR. Sessions look at what a person can control and what they cannot. The work often includes learning ways to soothe yourself during hard moments and experimenting with new habits for better rest and daily functioning.
Christina has helped people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also supports concerns tied to adoption and foster care, aging and caregiving stress, chronic illness, and issues such as gender dysphoria and isolation. Her experience includes addressing intimacy-related and eating concerns.
Her style is nonjudgmental and collaborative. Christina will identify facts, explore options, and teach skills while honoring each person’s goals. She encourages small, steady changes that fit real life and daily routines.
To begin, she asks people to reflect on what matters most to them and what realistic next steps feel possible. That focus guides treatment choices and helps shape a plan that aims to improve sleep, mood, and day-to-day coping.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit daily life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It emphasizes accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to workable steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to change mood and sleep patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep disruption. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach that can help process past traumatic memories so they have less emotional charge and interfere less with daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christina will collaborate to choose or blend methods based on each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She encourages clients to try practical tools and then review what helps and what can be adjusted.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when that suits the day. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote sessions while helping people practice sleep routines, manage daytime stress, and build skills that carry into everyday life.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Christina commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, sleep and resting problems, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and many other life challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Christina keeps sessions nonjudgmental and straightforward. She listens, identifies facts, and helps people try practical strategies between sessions.
How much experience does she have working with clients?
She has 20 years of professional experience helping people with a wide range of concerns and life transitions.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and practices in Illinois.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.