About Christel
Christel Brydegaard is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who focuses on helping people navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She keeps sessions collaborative and practical so clients can work toward manageable change. Christel aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where difficult topics can be talked through at a steady pace.
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts interventions to match each person’s goals and progress.
Background and approach
That might mean focusing on coping skills one week and processing painful memories the next. Christel often helps people who are coping with domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, grief, or the long-term effects of trauma. Christel also supports people dealing with stress, parenting strain, relationship problems, eating concerns, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Sessions emphasize concrete steps clients can practice between meetings. The work is collaborative so clients help shape what happens in therapy. With six years of clinical experience, Christel brings steady guidance and practical tools to sessions.
She encourages realistic goals and small changes that add up over time. Many people find this approach helpful when life feels overwhelming or stuck. Christel offers sessions in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions according to therapist availability.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Christel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques adapted for online sessions. One common approach focuses on skills training to manage anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and thought-management strategies that people can practice between meetings. Another approach centers on processing trauma, helping people gradually work through painful memories and their effects in a paced, supportive way.Choosing the best approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust methods as progress is made. That collaborative planning helps make sure the work stays relevant and practical for daily life.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick notes, brief check-ins, or ongoing written reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines while keeping the focus on healing and skill building.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English