Christine "Chris" Coleman-Sandwell

Christine "Chris" Coleman-Sandwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, or facing life changes. Chris aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through relationship difficulties, grief, and depression.

She works with people navigating separation and divorce, caregiver strain, midlife shifts, and the stress of blended families. Her practice also addresses parenting challenges, addictions, intimacy concerns, and issues related to sexuality and self-esteem. Clients who face workplace pressure, first responder stress, or seasonal mood changes can bring those struggles into sessions.

Chris uses client-centered principles to guide conversations and motivational interviewing to support change. She also draws on solution-focused techniques to set practical steps and small goals that fit daily life. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

Over a long career she has focused on supporting women, caregivers, and people healing from family and relationship wounds. Chris emphasizes self-love, better emotional patterns, and realistic coping tools. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping people move from overwhelm to manageable next steps.

People who choose her work together on goal setting, short-term problem solving, and deeper exploration when needed. She helps clients build resilience and clearer choices as they handle separation, career shifts, and ongoing life stress.

Approaches that guide online work and change

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening with respect and responding to what matters most to the client. It helps people feel heard and clarifies their own goals for change. Motivational Interviewing uses open questions and reflective listening to help someone find their reasons for change and build commitment. It can be useful for addictions, behavior change, and stuck decisions. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and achievable goals so clients can see progress quickly and build momentum.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to figure out which combination of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress is made and priorities change.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them explicitly. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into a busy week. It also allows shorter check-ins, avoids travel time, and can be easier to attend during work breaks or caregiving responsibilities. Licensed professionals adapt these approaches to work by conversation, goal setting, and practical homework that fits daily life.