Christine Garwick-Foley, LPC

Minnesota · 25 years in practice

Christine Garwick-Foley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping adults through hard periods.

License and registration

LPC, Minnesota: 00101 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1346883501 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 25
Languages: English

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About Christine

Christine Garwick-Foley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping adults through hard periods. She draws on 25 years of practice to support people facing grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic pain, and low motivation. Her approach treats each person as a whole - body, mind, and spirit all matter.

She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what each person brings, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes.

Background and approach

She also brings EMDR into her work for people processing traumatic memories. Sessions are meant to be active and practical. Clients do more than tell their story; they learn to use strengths they already have and to build a few new coping tools.

Christine helps people name what is getting in the way and practices small steps to make daily life feel more manageable. She has worked with adults on a wide range of concerns including relationship strain, sleep and eating struggles, anger, caregiving stress, and identity issues related to LGBT concerns.

Her background also includes work around abandonment, attachment, aging and family of origin issues. Christine favors clear, down-to-earth conversation and techniques that fit into real life. She aims to help people start small changes quickly, then build on them so progress feels steady and realistic.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Christine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Christine names

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Online support

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and following the person's lead so goals emerge naturally; it helps when someone needs support sorting out feelings and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches clear steps to test and change them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) offers a structured way to work with troubling memories and the strong emotions tied to them; it can be introduced when trauma processing is part of the goal.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that seem likely to help, and adjust based on how a person responds. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to personal needs, goals, and comfort with specific techniques.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work visually and practice skills with guidance. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text are useful for brief updates, skill practice, or when someone prefers written communication. These options aim to make therapy fit into daily life while keeping the focus on practical progress and steady support.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Christine commonly address?

She works with adults around stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, self-esteem, sleep and eating issues, anger, career stress, and coping with life changes.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is client-centered and practical. Sessions combine listening with hands-on strategies drawn from CBT, EFT, and EMDR when appropriate.

How much experience does she have?

Christine has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, trauma, chronic pain, and motivation challenges.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She practices in Minnesota and holds the LPC credential, listed as MN LPC.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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