Christine D'Avico , LMHC

Christine D'Avico is a Florida-based LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) with 21 years of psychotherapy experience. She often incorporates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) into her work and has observed its ability to shift persistent feelings and unhelpful behaviors.

Her practice typically supports higher-functioning adults navigating change, offering guidance for stress and anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, self-esteem and confidence concerns, and depression. In addition to EMDR, she uses somatic therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, tailoring interventions to the individual needs and goals of each person.

Her approach emphasizes practical coping strategies alongside deeper emotional processing, combining an empathic presence with evidence-informed methods to help clients move through difficult emotions, interpersonal struggles, and times of transition.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support and Change

EMDR is a structured approach that guides a person to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity; it is often used for trauma, past abuse, and persistent upsetting reactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to improve mood and manage anxiety and stress. Somatic Therapy pays attention to the body and how physical sensations and movement relate to emotions, and it can be useful when stress or trauma is held in the body.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. As a licensed professional, Christine will work collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she will adapt techniques over time as those needs evolve.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility and accessibility for people juggling work, family, or other commitments. These formats make it possible to engage with therapists from home or while traveling, allow clients to choose the communication style that feels most comfortable, and support continuity of care when life circumstances change.