Christine Pacheco

Licensed psychotherapist providing trauma informed, culturally responsive care to adults and couples in New York. Clinical work focuses on high functioning anxiety and depression, attachment wounds, interpersonal conflict, and chronic relationship instability. Experience includes personality related concerns such as BPD and recovery from emotionally abusive or narcissistic relationship dynamics.

Treatment commonly addresses challenges related to high demand work environments, complicated family systems, and ongoing relational stress. Clinical focus includes emotional regulation, boundary development, communication skills, conflict resolution, and rebuilding self trust.

Identity and Cultural Context

Provides culturally responsive care for professionals navigating racialized stress, cultural expectations, and the emotional toll of working in predominantly white or high demand spaces. Work often explores identity development, role strain, and chronic internal pressure related to performance and responsibility.

Motherhood, Parenting, and Life Transitions

Supports women and parents navigating identity shifts related to motherhood, work life balance, and coparenting stress. Clinical experience includes working with mothers individually and couples as they move through major life transitions and changing relational roles.

Therapeutic Approach

Therapy is honest, conversational, and collaborative. The approach balances insight oriented work with practical tools, blending warmth and directness. Treatment draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment based therapy, and person centered approaches.

Education

Master of Social Work, Fordham University Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Brooklyn College

Certifications and Training

Certified in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Deconstructing Anxiety. Additional training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, culture centered approaches to recovery, DBT informed techniques, and the integration of EMDR and IFS within trauma informed care.

Licensure

Licensed in New York State.