- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Family conflict
About Christina
Christina "Chrissie" Keynes is an ACA counsellor in Australia with five years' experience working with adults and students. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family conflict, grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Chrissie uses straightforward conversations and practical steps to help people manage worry and build emotional regulation.
Chrissie aims to help clients increase confidence and improve relationships with themselves and others. She guides people to notice patterns, try different responses and practice new skills between sessions. Her work often includes talking through family of origin issues, communication problems and the practical side of navigating separation and loss.
Many clients see Chrissie for grief and end-of-life related concerns, including hospice and caregiver stress. She also works with people facing chronic illness, chronic pain and cancer-related challenges. These sessions focus on coping strategies, problem-solving and restoring a sense of routine when life feels disrupted.
Chrissie also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, codependency and dissociation. She helps with guilt, shame, forgiveness and control issues by breaking problems into manageable steps and offering clear tools to try between meetings.
Outside work Chrissie spends time walking with her husky and adventuring with her family and two children. To begin, people are usually asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session to see how the work fits their needs.
Practical approaches and online sessions
Chrissie works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and practical change. One common approach helps people learn emotional regulation - it teaches simple ways to reduce overwhelming feelings and regain control during stressful moments. Another approach looks at relationship and attachment patterns, helping people understand how past family dynamics shape current reactions and communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chrissie collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts those methods as the work develops. The plan is reviewed together so adjustments happen based on what is useful.
The site lists online therapy options during sign-up, and clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire before booking. Because session formats were not specified in the provided biography, confirm current session options before scheduling. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around study, work and day-to-day life by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Chrissie works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also addresses related issues like abandonment, caregiver stress and chronic illness challenges.
How would she describe her approach?
Her style is practical and conversational, focusing on emotional regulation, problem-solving and skills you can use between sessions. Sessions involve noticing patterns and trying new responses.
What experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working as a counsellor with adults and students in Australia. That work includes grief, end-of-life and family-related concerns.
What credentials and where is she based?
Chrissie is an ACA counsellor based in Australia. The credential is shown as ACA in her profile.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during sign-up.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. That first booking is used to check fit and plan next steps.
Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.