Christine "Christie" Kraft , LCSW

Christine "Christie" Kraft is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Arizona with 25 years of professional experience. She has worked extensively with people managing stress and anxiety, navigating family conflicts, recovering from trauma and abuse, and addressing parenting concerns. Her approach recognizes that each person is the expert on their own life story and that existing strengths can be drawn on to meet and move beyond difficult challenges.

Christie emphasizes the courage it takes to begin therapy and offers steady support through that first step and beyond. She listens attentively and works from a non-judgmental stance, helping clients explore their goals and identify practical strategies to improve daily functioning and relationships. As an LCSW, she brings advanced training in clinical social work and focuses on helping clients build coping skills, strengthen attachment and communication, and address issues like self-esteem, guilt, and post-traumatic stress.

Her work integrates respect for each client’s experience with evidence-informed techniques, and she tailors care to the concerns presented, whether the focus is on parenting, relationship repair, trauma recovery, or personal growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Christine "Christie" Kraft draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to guide her work online. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking meaningful action aligned with their values - it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and improving overall life direction. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in close relationships and how those early bonds affect present-day connections - it is often helpful for relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns, and parenting challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Christie collaborates with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the focus over time to support growth and healing.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care across locations, and engage in therapy from familiar environments, while working with licensed professionals who tailor treatment to each client.