Therapist profile
Colin Christman, LCSW
Connecticut
LCSW focused on family and trauma
Continue with ColinWhere Colin stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Connecticut / 58.013911
- NPI
- 1356197396
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Connecticut
About
- Psychodynamic approach
- Internal Family Systems
- Trauma interventions
About Colin
Colin Christman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Connecticut with five years of clinical experience. He works with adults who face family stress, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, depression, and life transitions. He also notes codependency and related struggles among his focus areas.
Colin trained at Yale University for undergraduate studies and completed graduate work at the University of Connecticut. Much of his background is in intensive inpatient and residential behavioral health settings. There he treated severe problems such as substance use disorders, self-harm, suicidality, complex trauma, and eating disorders.
He has experience supporting people whose difficulties involve overlapping conditions - for example trauma combined with mood or personality features. That work has included helping individuals understand how their symptoms affect relationships with partners, parents, and siblings. He also lists attention to issues like abandonment, attachment, body image, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.
Colin describes his overall outlook as psychodynamic and draws on ideas from Alfred Adler and Eric Berne. He has training in Internal Family Systems and trauma-specific interventions. Sessions focus on identifying what emotional needs are missing and how those gaps shape thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
In practical terms he starts by asking who a person is and what matters to them. From there he works to identify the beliefs and patterns that lead to painful reactions or behavior that clashes with personal values. The goal is clearer self-understanding and more purposeful choices in relationships and daily life.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Colin uses a psychodynamic lens and trauma-informed methods to help people understand how early patterns and relational expectations shape present behavior. Psychodynamic work looks at recurring feelings and relationship patterns to uncover the beliefs that drive unhelpful choices and emotional reactions, which can be helpful for long-standing mood or attachment concerns.He also draws on Internal Family Systems, which frames difficult feelings as parts of a person that carry burdens. IFS helps people name those parts, listen to them, and shift unhelpful roles so daily behavior and values align more closely. Trauma-specific interventions focus on stabilizing intense reactions, building coping skills, and gradually processing memories when a person is ready.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the early work. Colin approaches that collaboratively, checking in about what feels useful and adjusting techniques to match the client's goals and preferences. He will discuss options and recommend a plan based on the issues brought to sessions.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people continue work when relocation or travel would otherwise interrupt care, while the therapist and client decide together how to structure appointments for the best fit.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he work with?
He works with family stress, trauma and abuse, eating issues, depression, and coping with life changes. Codependency and related relationship patterns are also listed among his focus areas.
What is his therapy style like?
He describes a psychodynamic approach influenced by Adler and Berne and uses Internal Family Systems and trauma-specific interventions. Sessions emphasize understanding missing emotional needs and how they shape behavior.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Colin has five years of clinical experience, including work in intensive inpatient and residential behavioral health settings. That background includes treating severe and complex behavioral health problems.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Connecticut. His practice is offered from Connecticut.
Does he work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. He does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
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How do I begin if I want to work with him?
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