Christina "Chrissie" KeynesACA

Christina "Chrissie" Keynes is an ACA counsellor with five years of experience working with adults and students. She creates a calm, respectful space where people can talk about what feels hard and start making small changes. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people feel steadier day to day.

Chrissie focuses on stress, anxiety and everyday coping. She also helps people dealing with family conflict, grief and loss, and changes that come with major life events. Many clients want to build self-esteem, manage worry, or find clearer ways to relate to others, and Chrissie supports practical steps toward those goals.

Her background includes work in community and educational settings over five years. That experience informs a straightforward style that helps people name difficult feelings and try realistic strategies. She listens for what matters most to each person and adjusts the pace to match their needs.

Chrissie pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns, and to issues like abandonment, caregiving stress, chronic illness and end-of-life concerns. She also works with common struggles such as guilt, shame, codependency and communication problems.

Outside work she often walks with her husky or spends time with her family and two children. She approaches therapy as a partnership and aims to help people build confidence and clearer coping skills as they move through pregnancy and childbirth related changes and other life transitions.

Approaches that guide online counselling

Evidence-based techniques are used to help people manage mood and build coping skills. One common method focuses on learning practical skills to manage worry and anxiety, such as breathing techniques, grounding and breaking problems into smaller steps. These approaches aim to reduce daily overwhelm and increase confidence in handling stressful moments.

Another helpful approach looks at relationship patterns and attachment. It explores how early connections shape current reactions and communication, and helps people try new ways of relating that feel safer and more effective. This can be useful for family conflict, codependency and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chrissie will talk with each person about goals and preferences and together they will choose methods that fit the issue and the person's pace. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually helps.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session formats before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter or more flexible check-ins when needed. Please check the session options offered when you arrange an appointment.