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Christine Rykiel

(she, her)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
North Dakota, Florida, Indiana, and

In-network with

Aetna, Anthem EAP - Bank of America, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, United Healthcare (Optum), and United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Specializes in

Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Loss, LGBTQIA+, and Relationship Issues

Great to meet you!

With over 30 years of clinical experience I provide compassionate, empowering, and affirming counseling services that are client-centered and goal oriented and that develops and enhances my client's strengths and builds their coping skills to manage the symptoms of a wide range of mental health conditions . I practice from a philosophy of empowering my clients to achieve balance with their mental and emotional health and to maintain healthy boundaries that support their well-being.

A bit about my approach to therapy

I offer therapy sessions that support the goals for change that my client is seeking for themselves. Once we both understand what changes my client wants in their life, than we can explore the interventions that best support the therapeutic work we will do together.

What you can expect from our first session

In our therapy sessions you will learn and practice concepts from interventions such as motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy principles, cognitive processing therapy strategies, acceptance and commitment principles, and dialectical behavior therapy strategies to help you build a tool box of skills and strategies the lead to your success with managing the effects of adversity and challenges in your life.


Christine's style is

Solution-oriented
Empowering
Affirming

Insurance carriers Christine accepts

Aetna
Anthem EAP - Bank of America
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Oscar
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare

More about Christine

MSW (Master of Social Work) at University of Maryland
License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Florida, Montana, North Dakota, Indiana, Louisiana, North Carolina, Nevada), LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) (Ohio), LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) (Washington)
Gender: Cisgender Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Adults and Seniors
More specialties: ADD/ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, OCD, Family Issues, Stress, Women's Issues, and Trauma
Modalities: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Strength-Based, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Play, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Behavior Modification

Location

6151 Lake Osprey Drive STE 300
Sarasota, FL 34240