Christine Garwick-Foley, LPC

Minnesota · 25 years in practice

Christine Garwick-Foley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Minnesota with 25 years of clinical experience.

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) in Minnesota with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping adults who feel stuck by addressing grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, and chronic pain so they can regain motivation and move forward. She takes a whole-person view, remembering that physical, emotional, and spiritual sides all affect how someone feels.

Sessions are not just talk; she helps clients access their own strengths and teaches practical tools to manage symptoms and daily challenges.

Background and approach

Her work draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and reshape how emotions influence their relationships and inner life. She also uses client-centered methods to keep the work grounded in each person's goals and pace, and cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.

Christine has experience addressing a wide range of concerns such as stress, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career transitions, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with attachment issues, caregiver stress, body image, and family of origin wounds. Many clients come for help after loss, separation, or traumatic events.

In sessions she blends hands-on techniques with guided imagery and other tools to reduce symptoms and build coping skills. Her approach is steady, practical, and tailored to what each person needs.

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

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name strong emotions and then shift how those feelings shape their responses. It can be useful when someone feels overwhelmed by grief, anxiety, or relationship-related emotions.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and timing. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and supports each client in finding their own solutions and strengths.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It provides straightforward exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors for issues like anxiety, depression, or sleep problems.

Choosing the right method is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and the problems you bring and then try one or more approaches together. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits your needs.

Online sessions offer flexibility and multiple ways to connect. Video calls let you work face to face when more depth is needed. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or check in on difficult days. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other daily demands.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can Christine help with?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and related issues like self-esteem, eating or sleeping problems, anger, and career concerns.

What is her general therapy style like?

The style is warm and practical. Sessions mix emotional exploration with skill-building and attention to each person’s pace and goals.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 25 years of clinical experience helping people with grief, chronic pain, motivation, anxiety, and trauma.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She practices in Minnesota and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.

What languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Which session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with 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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