Christine Nusser
Experienced LCSW offering practical, steady therapy
LCSW Tennessee
- Experience
- 30 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Christine
Christine Nusser is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She uses straightforward conversation to help people name problems, set goals, and try practical steps that fit their life.
Background and approach
Christine brings calm, steady support and direct feedback in sessions. She has practiced social work for 30 years and draws on broad clinical experience with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, obsessive-compulsive concerns, and co-occurring conditions.
Her background includes an MSSW from the University of Tennessee School of Social Work, an undergraduate degree in psychology from Lipscomb University, and an MBA in finance from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She holds the LCSW credential.
In sessions Christine blends approaches that match each person's needs. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and acceptance and commitment ideas to build values-driven action.
Attachment-focused work helps when relationship patterns cause pain or repeated conflict. Therapy is tailored to the individual and shaped by their goals.
Christine will work on symptom reduction, day-to-day coping, and longer-term growth depending on what a person wants to achieve. She aims for clear, usable strategies people can try between sessions.
Her practice also addresses issues such as self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, eating and body image struggles, anger, and bipolar mood management. Christine works with adults to tackle these issues and to strengthen skills for smoother daily functioning.
Sessions are offered from Tennessee and conducted in English. People considering therapy can expect a pragmatic, experience-driven approach that balances emotional exploration with practical tools.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Christine often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match a person’s values. ACT can help with anxiety, depression, and making meaningful changes in daily life.She also brings Attachment-Based Therapy into sessions to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. This work helps people understand repeated interaction styles and try new ways of relating that reduce conflict and increase closeness.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Christine will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan over time based on what is working.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and texting support quick check-ins, brief coaching, and steady contact between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep work moving forward.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Licensed in
Tennessee
Languages
English