Christine Shim, LCSW
Licensed in New York · 10 years in practice
Christine Shim is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience in New York.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 091282 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1942943865 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Christine
Christine Shim is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience in New York. She has worked in nonprofit settings and health care and offers a straightforward, down-to-earth approach. She aims to make therapy a practical place to talk through anxiety, depression, relationship stress, and life changes.
Her style is collaborative and strength-based. She uses clear tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people notice patterns and try different ways of coping.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills that can be used between meetings as well as on understanding what keeps a problem in place. Christine pays attention to how relationships and past experiences shape daily life. She helps people address grief, trauma, caregiver stress, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy.
Conversations are paced to match what each person feels ready to handle. Practical concerns like parenting stress, career crossroads, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue are part of her experience. She also supports work on communication, boundaries, codependency, and commitment questions.
The aim is to leave sessions with concrete steps and clearer choices. Therapy with Christine begins by mapping current struggles and short-term goals. She respects individual pace and prefers a collaborative plan that fits real life.
People who prefer honest, pragmatic work and steady skill building tend to find this approach helpful.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Christine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christine names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Christine's Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in the room, listening carefully and following each person’s priorities. It is useful when someone needs a supportive space to sort feelings and make choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses simple exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns. CBT is helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit those aims. The plan is collaborative - techniques are tried, reviewed, and adjusted together so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video lets people work face-to-face when that helps, phone can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth, and messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity when life gets in the way.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, and related issues such as self-esteem and career strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and solution-focused, using clear, practical techniques aimed at changing thoughts and behaviors and building coping skills.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of experience working in nonprofit organizations and the health care industry, providing support for people facing major life transitions and emotional challenges.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices from New York and holds an NY LCSW license as a licensed clinical social worker.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Christine is available to work with international clients as well.
What session formats are available?
She conducts therapy by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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