Christine D'Avico , LMHC

Christine D'Avico, LMHC, is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 21 years of clinical experience working with adults. She frequently employs Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and has observed its ability to shift persistent feelings and patterns of behavior. Christine often works with higher-functioning adults who are navigating life changes, and she focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, mend relationship difficulties, and adjust to transitions in work and family life.

Her practice also addresses concerns such as low self-esteem, confidence challenges, depression, grief, parenting struggles, and intimacy-related issues. In addition to EMDR, Christine draws on Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, selecting and adapting methods to match each person's needs and goals. She emphasizes a tailored approach, blending evidence-informed tools with attention to the individual’s history and strengths.

Christine brings a calm, practical style to sessions and aims to help clients build coping skills, increase resilience, and move forward through change. She offers therapeutic support in a way that honors each person’s experience and pace.

How Christine – Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Christine integrates several approaches to meet each client’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and develop practical strategies to change mood and behavior, often useful for anxiety, stress, and depression. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used to address distressing memories and the strong emotions linked to them by processing traumatic experiences in a way that can reduce their intensity. Somatic Therapy focuses on the body’s responses to stress and trauma, using awareness of physical sensations to support emotional regulation and healing.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Christine works collaboratively with clients and with licensed professionals to identify which methods best match a person’s history, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter interactions are possible via live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access consistent support from a licensed therapist regardless of location within the state.