Christine Manturuk, LPC

Christine Manturuk is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a board-certified art therapist (ATR-BC) who brings a warm, down-to-earth presence to her work supporting adults through life’s transitions. With over ten years of clinical experience, she helps people find greater clarity, compassion, and connection when they are processing trauma, navigating change, or feeling disconnected from their sense of meaning.

Her practice is grounded in a strength-based, eclectic approach that blends person-centered care with art therapy, gestalt methods, psychodynamic perspectives, and trauma-informed techniques. The LPC credential indicates formal licensure to provide counseling, and the ATR-BC denotes board certification in art therapy, reflecting specialized training in expressive and creative approaches to healing.

Christine earned her Master’s in Art Therapy and Counseling from Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions in 2015 and completed a three-year gestalt training program in 2021. She remains committed to ongoing professional development and draws on a thoughtful selection of theories and interventions to support well-being and self-expression. Her focus includes helping clients manage stress and anxiety, process grief and trauma, strengthen relationships and self-esteem, and adjust to life and career transitions.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a nonjudgmental, empathetic space where the client’s experiences and goals guide the work. This approach supports people coping with stress, relationship concerns, and challenges to self-esteem by emphasizing personal strengths and self-direction.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and practical techniques to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. It can help with anxiety, depression, chronic stress, and difficulty managing strong emotions by building skills for observing thoughts and sensations without being overwhelmed.

Psychodynamic Therapy explores patterns in relationships and emotions that stem from past experiences, aiming to increase insight and change repetitive ways of relating. It is useful for clients wrestling with long-standing relational difficulties, grief, and underlying mood or anxiety issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; the therapist collaborates with each client to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions as circumstances evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through multiple formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and engage in work that suits individual communication styles.