Expertise & Qualifications

Guided by Expertise, Grounded in Insight

Sync’d by Christine is led by a licensed mental health professional and certified matchmaker with extensive training in human behavior, emotional intelligence, and culturally attuned relational support.

Christine Pacheco, LMSW

Founder · Certified Matchmaker Licensed Master Social Worker
Behavioral & Relational Specialist

Christine is a licensed mental health professional from New York City with years of experience supporting individuals through personal growth and relational evolution. As a Jamaican and Puerto Rican woman, she brings a culturally grounded perspective and nuanced understanding of the relational experiences common within Black and Brown communities.

Her work centers on helping clients understand their patterns, strengthen their sense of self, and build healthier connections. Her approach is direct, intuitive, and strategically focused, grounded in clarity and deep cultural awareness.

Areas of Specialized Insight

Christine brings an integrated understanding of emotional, relational, and behavioral patterns, including:

  • Emotional intelligence & self awareness

  • Communication patterns & conflict navigation

  • Relationship readiness & clarity

  • Attachment themes in dating

  • Healthy intimacy & connection building

  • Cultural nuance & identity in relationships

  • Conscious partner selection & compatibility

  • High achiever relational challenges

  • Boundary setting & self worth

  • Long term relational health & alignment

These insights support clients in breaking old cycles, deepening self understanding, and approaching dating with clarity, intention, and confidence.

Education

  • Master of Social Work (MSW) Fordham University

  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (BA) Brooklyn College

  • Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) New York State

Professional Training

Christine has completed advanced training in a range of evidence informed and relationship focused approaches, including:

  • Trauma informed communication & relational dynamics

  • Anxiety informed behavioral approaches

  • Cognitive and solution focused strategies

  • Culturally centered emotional wellness

  • Emotion regulation & mindfulness based practices

  • Attachment and relationship informed frameworks

  • Integrative mind, body and resilience based methods

While these trainings enrich her understanding of human behavior and relational patterns, the services provided through Sync’d by Christine remain fully non-clinical, centered on personal development and intentional dating.

Professional Standards

Christine upholds the ethical guidelines of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and maintains clear, professional boundaries between coaching and clinical practice. Her work is grounded in integrity, cultural competence, and a deep respect for the personal journeys of the clients she serves.

Interested in therapy?

Christine also provides psychotherapy in a fully separate clinical capacity.
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