Christianne Griffin, LPC - Therapist in Wisconsin

Values-based work
Skills and insight
Adoption and foster care

About Christianne

Christianne Griffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 24 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and parenting concerns. She also supports those facing adoption and foster care issues and other life transitions.

Her style is warm and straightforward. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, practical goals. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the client now and building skills that can be used between meetings.

Christianne uses several therapeutic approaches that suit different needs. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and attachment-based ideas to address relationship patterns. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused and client-centered work when emotion and connection are central to the concern.

People come to her for a wide range of issues beyond mood and anxiety, including grief, ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and career-related strain. She pays attention to how past losses and attachment wounds can shape current life and choices.

In sessions she favors practical steps - mindful exercises, behavioral experiments, and communication practice - paired with steady support. She encourages small, sustainable changes that add up over time and helps clients track progress toward the goals they set together.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small, value-based steps even when emotions are hard. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like low mood or worry. It often involves short practical exercises between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current connections, which can be helpful when trust, abandonment, or caregiving issues are central.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best. That decision is based on your goals, what has helped or not helped before, and how you prefer to work together.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes consistent weekly work more achievable for people balancing caregiving or medical appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work to remote sessions, using exercises, guided practice, and communication tools to keep progress moving between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse GriefEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issues Forgiveness Guilt and shameImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress Prejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

24+ years

Credentials

Wisconsin

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What problems does she help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and issues related to adoption and foster care.

What is her therapy style like?

Her approach is warm and practical. She listens, helps set clear goals, and uses exercises you can try between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 24 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin.

Can sessions be held in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session formats before booking so you know which options are offered at the time you schedule.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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