Christine Heikkenen-Black is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who focuses on relationship and family concerns alongside stress, anxiety, and life changes.
01About Christine
Christine Heikkenen-Black is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who focuses on relationship and family concerns alongside stress, anxiety, and life changes. She brings nine years of counseling experience to sessions and aims to make the first step feel manageable for worried parents and adults. Christine uses a direct, compassionate style to help people address everyday struggles and complex transitions.
She tailors conversations to each person's needs and listens closely before suggesting a path forward.
Background and approach
In sessions she helps people work through relationship conflicts, communication problems, divorce and separation, and issues connected to parenting and fatherhood. She also supports those facing addiction, trauma and abuse, panic attacks, social anxiety, and chronic health challenges.
Her approach draws on several practical therapies, including acceptance and commitment techniques, attachment-focused ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive strategies to change patterns of thought and behavior. She also uses skills from dialectical behavior approaches to help manage strong emotions and improve coping. Christine’s background includes work in school settings and personal counseling over nearly a decade.
That experience informs a straightforward, coach-like way of helping people set goals, practice new skills, and solve problems that come up between sessions. She approaches each plan collaboratively, matching methods to what feels useful for the person. Sessions aim to be clear, actionable, and focused on real-life changes parents and individuals can try right away.
02Credentials
- LPC (Colorado)
- License LPC.0018611 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1194349043 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Christine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Coaching
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Methods Christine names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Christine names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships affect emotional safety and closeness, which can help with relationship conflict and attachment issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking patterns and teaches practical skills to change behavior and reduce symptoms like panic attacks and social anxiety.Finding the right approach usually starts with a conversation. Christine will work together with each person to match methods to goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying an approach for a few sessions and adjusting based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or be easier when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat or text messaging can provide quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or a way to practice skills between meetings. These options let people fit therapy into work and family life while using the approaches described above.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Christine commonly address?
She helps people with relationships, family conflict, career stress, life changes, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and coaching around goals and purpose.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She works in a collaborative, client-centered way that combines practical tools and emotion-focused listening. Sessions focus on clear steps and skill practice that fit everyday life.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has nine years of professional counseling experience, including work in school settings and independent practice that informs a straightforward, goal-oriented approach.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - and practices in Colorado.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Christine offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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