Christanne Brunner
Growth-focused counselor who listens
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Languages
- English
About Christanne
Christanne Brunner is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and identity concerns. She speaks plainly and focuses on clear communication, practical steps, and steady support.
Background and approach
Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping people find more balance and connection. Christanne uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to tackle immediate problems and develop new habits.
She also draws on Gottman Method ideas to open up communication pathways in relationships. Sessions typically focus on what is happening now and small changes that make life easier.
With 12 years of overall professional experience, Christanne has worked across settings that taught her to be pragmatic and flexible. She supports people dealing with depression, grief, parenting stress, workplace struggles, and compassion fatigue.
She also addresses concerns linked to gender dysphoria and LGBT matters. Her counseling is conversational and goal-oriented.
Expect to set clear aims, try exercises between sessions, and check progress regularly. Christanne helps clarify patterns in thinking and behavior and then practices new skills together with each person.
Christanne is licensed in Texas as an LPC and provides services in English. She encourages anyone who is ready for change to take the first step and explore whether her approach fits their needs.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Gottman Method ideas focus on improving communication and connection between partners. Online sessions that use these ideas often teach simple exercises and conversation skills that people can practice between meetings to reduce conflict and increase understanding.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. In remote sessions this means identifying unhelpful thought patterns together and trying practical experiments or small behavior changes between meetings to test new ways of coping.
Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on what people want to change and on immediate steps toward that goal. It is action-oriented and works well online because it targets clear, short-term goals and measurable progress.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then adapt methods so they fit each person’s needs. This helps make each session purposeful and aligned with the client’s priorities.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people work through relationship or emotional issues face to face. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English