Christine Heikkenen-Black , LPC

Christine Heikkenen-Black is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with nine years of clinical experience. She works with individuals, couples, and families to address relationship concerns, family challenges, career decisions, and the many stresses that accompany life transitions. Her practice includes support for anxiety, stress, addictions, trauma and abuse, and coaching to help clients find clearer direction and greater resilience.

Christine offers focused care for a wide range of issues, including attachment difficulties, chronic pain or illness, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, feelings of emptiness, family conflicts, fatherhood concerns, forgiveness work, life purpose exploration, midlife transitions, financial stress, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety. She draws on a broad toolkit of evidence-informed methods to match the approach to each person’s needs.

Her clinical approach integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), the Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems. These modalities are blended to create individualized treatment plans that emphasize practical skills, emotional insight, and relational repair.

Sessions are offered in flexible formats to fit clients’ lives, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Christine is currently accepting clients in Colorado and works in English. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, she aims to provide respectful, attentive, and compassionate care while tailoring therapeutic work to each person’s specific situation.

Could Remote Sessions Work for You?

Many people wonder whether meeting with a therapist online can truly help. For a range of common concerns - including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and major life changes - online therapy has been shown to be comparable in effectiveness to traditional in-person sessions.

One of the clearest advantages is flexibility. Individuals can connect with licensed professionals in the format that best fits their routine and comfort level - whether through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging. This variety makes it easier to maintain continuity of care amid busy schedules or geographic constraints.

Licensed professionals use established therapeutic methods in remote settings and can tailor the approach to each person’s goals and preferences. If a different therapeutic fit is needed, clients generally have the option to switch therapists to find the right match.