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Christine Nusser, LCSW

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationTennessee
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Christine

Christine Nusser is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Tennessee with three decades of clinical experience. She blends practical, goal-oriented care with a client-centered emphasis, tailoring treatment plans to each person’s needs and preferences.

Background and approach

Her work addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and body-image concerns, anger, and obsessive-compulsive patterns.

Trained in multiple therapeutic approaches, she draws on Internal Family Systems alongside acceptance and commitment strategies, attachment-informed work, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients build stability, reduce symptoms, and pursue personal growth.

Services have supported people with co-occurring challenges such as substance concerns, dual diagnoses, and chronic mental health conditions, and Christine adjusts techniques based on requests and clinical need. Her practice emphasizes supportive, affordable care and aims to help clients maintain stability while working toward self-actualization.

Longstanding positive feedback and frequent referrals from former clients speak to the continuity of care she provides.

Online Therapy and Collaborative Treatment Approaches

Internal Family Systems (IFS) offers a way to explore internal parts and their roles, helping people understand conflicted feelings and protectors so they can promote internal balance and healing for issues like trauma, anxiety, and relationship patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility, teaching skills to accept difficult thoughts while committing to meaningful actions for concerns such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns rooted in early bonds and helps clients develop more supported ways of relating, which can be valuable for intimacy, communication, and grief-related work.

Deciding on the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and presenting concerns to determine which methods or combinations are most likely to help, and adjustments are made over time based on how the work progresses.

Online formats offer practical flexibility: video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions give an accessible alternative, and live chat or text-based messaging can support ongoing check-ins or people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care when in-person visits are difficult, while allowing licensed professionals to tailor sessions to each client’s needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she commonly address?
Her practice works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and body-image concerns, anger, and obsessive-compulsive patterns among other areas.
What therapeutic style can clients expect?
She combines client-centered care with evidence-based techniques, adapting tools from Internal Family Systems, ACT, attachment work, and CBT to match each person’s goals and preferences.
How long has she been practicing?
She has practiced for 30 years, bringing long-term clinical experience with mood disorders, chronic conditions, dual diagnoses, and life-crisis work.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in Tennessee with license number TN LCSW 284 and maintains a independent practice in Tennessee.
Does she offer services in multiple languages or accept international clients?
Services are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for therapy?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies by location and her availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

Tennessee

Languages

English