I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a Board-Approved Clinical Social Work Supervisor (BACS), a lifelong Qualified School Social Work Specialist (QSSWS), a Licensed Clergy, and an Assistant Professor of Social Work. I am now pursuing a doctorate in education, focusing on P-20 special education. For over 17 years, I have worked in social work, focusing on marginalized populations and assisting individuals/families with special education needs and disabilities and their consequences on schools, individuals, and family relations. I offer a unique perspective to my students and clients based on my personal, academic, and clinical experiences and my competence as a school and faith-based social worker. My prior expertise, experience, and perspective assist in supporting people and families as they navigate the complexity of the special education evaluation process and school-based and faith-based interventions to provide diversity, inclusive, and equitable support while in the field.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
LA LCSW 9505
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She listens to what’s bothering me she will ask questions to help me get to solutions. She supports my goals and helps me achieve them. She listens to what’s going on with my littles and helps me figure out ways to help them achieve their goals as well.
Written on Sep 14, 2024 after therapy with Christian for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Christine is knowledgeable and we learn from each other. I am going through a transformation and every week something different happens in my life which is a learning experience for the both of us..
Written on Aug 26, 2023 after therapy with Christian for 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and adhd
She listens to me and gives me professional advice. She gives me homework which I love to do because this is where I am discovering myself.
Written on Aug 25, 2023 after therapy with Christian for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
I am very early in to my Better Help journey with Christian, but I have been very pleased with her responses and recieving them timely. She has allowed me to speak freely without judgement and has been fully engaged the entirety of our session! Excited to continue growing, thank you ,Christian!!
Written on Aug 24, 2023 after therapy with Christian for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and adhd
She is such an amazing counselor and a person, she helps me through so much. i have improved so much because of her and because of her help. i’m so grateful for her.
Written on Feb 15, 2023 after therapy with Christian for 7 months
Christian is great at communicating and working with her patients. I appreciate her following up with me and her insight and understanding about what I’m going through. I highly recommend her!
Written on Feb 02, 2023 after therapy with Christian for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd