Christine "Chris" Coleman-Sandwell, LPC

Christine "Chris" Coleman-Sandwell is a licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience in Missouri. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, caregiving burdens, and life transitions. Chris aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters most to them and find practical next steps.

Her work centers on everyday problems that pile up into bigger struggles. She helps with parenting pressures, blended family issues, and the strain that comes from caregiving roles. Chris also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, addiction concerns, and challenges to intimacy and self-esteem.

Chris blends client-centered methods with motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas. That means she listens first, helps clients find their own motivation, and then focuses on clear, achievable goals. Sessions tend to emphasize what a person wants to change and how to take small, steady steps toward that change.

She pays particular attention to women's issues and to the needs of first responders and caregivers, while also addressing relationship conflict, career stress, and midlife transitions. Her approach is direct but kind, aiming to help people rebuild routines and feel more in control again.

People who work with Chris can expect collaboration on realistic coping strategies. She uses straightforward tools to manage anger, sleep problems, seasonal mood shifts, and compassion fatigue. The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How her approaches shape online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person as an individual. The therapist offers empathy and reflects what she hears so clients feel understood and can explore their own solutions. This approach helps with things like low self-esteem, relationship strain, and navigating life changes.

Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It uses open questions and gentle guidance to boost motivation for actions such as improving sleep, reducing substance use, or managing caregiving stress. The aim is practical movement toward goals rather than pressure to change immediately.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. That collaborative process helps decide whether to lean more on listening, motivational techniques, or short-term solution work.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people meet with a licensed professional from their local area while keeping regular appointments during transitions.