Christine Zacheis Headshot

Christine Zacheis

MFT

Therapist

Schedule at Columbus-Westerville, OHSchedule at Columbus – Worthington, OH
About Christine Zacheis

Christine is a compassionate Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a diverse background in inpatient hospital settings, community mental health and school-based programs. She provides person-centered care to individuals, families and couples through a systemic lens, creating a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can feel seen and heard.

Christine is an affirming ally who supports clients in exploring identity, including gender and sexuality. She offers a sex-positive, LGBTQIA+ affirming environment that welcomes open conversations about intimacy, sensuality and self-expression.

As an adoptee, Christine is especially passionate about supporting adoption and foster care communities and fostering connection within family systems. She is also a Perinatal Support Specialist with experience in perinatal mental health, fertility, and loss, and a Certified Parent Coach trained in the evidence-based Nurturing Parenting curriculum.

Her work integrates approaches such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and the Gottman Method to support communication, emotional understand, and relational growth, particularly in her work with couples.

Christine can be found at the following locations:

Specialties:


Adoption/Foster Care Aging Behavior Issues Blended Families Chronic Illness Chronic Pain Domestic Abuse Emotional Disturbance Family Conflict First Responders Grief and Loss Infertility Infidelity LGBTQ+ Competency Parenting/Co-Parenting Peer Relationships Self-Esteem Self-Harm Service Members, Veterans, and their Families Trauma Communication Restoration Mixed Race & Multi-Cultural Relationships Men’s Issues Separation/Divorce ADD/ADHD Adjustment Disorder (Life Changes) Anxiety Autism Spectrum Disorder Bipolar Disorder Depression Mood Disorder Neurodevelopmental Disorder Neurodivergent / Neurodiverse Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Phobias Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Anger Management (Anger) Stress Management Polyamory/Non-Monogamous Relationships Relationship/Marital Issues Women’s Issues Reactive Attachment Disorder Survivors of Sexual Assault Addiction Eating Disorder Diagnosis Health At Every Size (HAES) Geeks (Special Interest-Based Therapy) Sex Therapy Gender Affirming Care Postpartum / Perinatal

Insurance Accepted:

  • Aetna
  • All Savers
  • Ambetter
  • CareSource
  • Cigna/Evernorth
  • GEHA/Government Employees Health Association
  • Luminare Health
  • Medical Mutual
  • Meritain
  • Ohio Healthy
  • Ohio PPO Connect
  • Ohio State University Faculty and Staff Plan
  • OhioRISE/CANS: Medicaid (Assessment Required)
  • Optum
  • Oscar
  • Self Pay
  • UHC/UnitedHealthcare
  • UMR
  • United Behavioral Health

Therapy Types:

  • Family Therapy
  • Individual Therapy
  • Couples/Marriage Therapy

Therapeutic Approaches:

  • Art Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Gottman Training
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Therapy
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Play Therapy
  • Solution-Focused/Brief Therapy