Christine Garwick-Foley, LPC - Therapist in Minnesota

Holistic practical care
Tools for better rest
Grounded emotion work

About Christine

Christine Garwick-Foley is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, sleep problems, and related concerns. She uses a practical, down-to-earth style to help people feel less stuck and get moving again. Christine brings 25 years of experience to sessions in Minnesota and focuses on the whole person - physical, emotional, and spiritual - when that matters to the client.

Her work centers on drawing out the strengths clients already have. She mixes client-centered listening with evidence-informed methods so people learn tools they can use between sessions. That might mean learning new ways to notice thoughts, practice grounding, or try small behavioral changes to improve sleep and daily routine.

Christine also draws on approaches that help with strong emotional reactions and past hurt. She uses techniques aimed at processing traumatic memories and at-tuning to feelings in relationships so clients can feel more stable and connected inside themselves. Her approach is calm and paced to each person’s needs.

Many people seek her help for issues around identity, body image, caregiving stress, chronic pain, or life transitions such as divorce and aging. She aims to make sessions practical and humane, helping clients try real steps toward better rest, clearer thinking, and renewed purpose.

To begin, Christine asks people to identify a few concrete goals. From there she collaborates on a plan that fits daily life and priorities, helping clients carry what they learn into everyday routines.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so clients feel understood and guided. Online work preserves that listening and lets the therapist help clients name goals and try small changes that fit daily life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. In online sessions CBT tools can be practiced together and assigned as short exercises between meetings to improve sleep, mood, and routine.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on identifying and working with strong emotions and attachment patterns. Remotely, EFT can still support people who want clearer emotional awareness and better ways to respond to distressing feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Christine will collaborate with each person to choose what fits best. She will listen to symptoms, needs, and preferences, then suggest one or two methods to try and adjust them over time based on how things are progressing.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and let people work on sleep and stress tools from their everyday routines. It also allows for shorter check-ins when life is hectic and for pacing care around work or caregiving demands.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGrief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / loneliness Life purpose Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

Minnesota

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Christine address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep difficulties, anger, relationship struggles, eating concerns, trauma and many related issues listed in her specialties.

What is her overall therapeutic style?

She practices in a client-centered way, listening first and then adding approaches like CBT and EFT to teach concrete tools for daily life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Christine has 25 years of experience working with adults on grief, chronic pain, trauma, depression, anxiety, and motivation.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and is located in Minnesota.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are session cost and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What is the first step to start therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.