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Hello,
My name is Christie and I am a therapist licensed in Washington and Oregon with over fifteen years experience. I have been a case manager for aging and disabled as well as a therapist for children, adults, couples, and families and worked in various community settings. I enjoy working collaboratively with my clients to help them feel better and achieve their goals. I have worked with clients on a range of topics including anxiety and depression, substance use, educational and career planning/goal setting, parenting concerns and child development and budgeting and personal finance. I try to invoke a mixture of listening so that I fully understand your concerns and story with solution focused problem solving so that you feel as if you are leaving our sessions with something.
My counseling style is supportive and inclusive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, narrative and rational-emotive counseling. That's a whole lot of fancy words to say that I believe everyone has a story and wants to be the best person they can be and a caring and supportive professional can help them achieve their goals. That being said I also believe that humans are creatures of habit and sometimes need help in learning new habits in a concrete and measurable way.
In my personal life I am a single mom to an adorable nine year old girl and love all things Disney! I enjoy cooking and taking walks around the neighborhood and rainy days cuddled on the couch with my two cats, Duke and Dora. In the last year I got TWO dogs!!! A 60 pound boxer hound named Daisy and a 40 pound Chihuahua min pin named Harley:)
If you are hoping for a specific day/time but it is not on my schedule please message me anyway and ask, often times I can fit you in. I am often more flexible with phone or chat sessions so if you don't find a time on my schedule but are able to do a chat let me know and I can get you in!
Please note Sessions are 45 minutes.
When cancelling appointments please provide 24 hours notice so that I can attempt to offer that spot to someone else.
Additional areas of focus:Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Coaching, ADHD, Attachment issues, Codependency, Divorce and separation, Family of Origin Issues, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Narcissism, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Women's issues
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Christie Ryan. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
She is a real understanding and authentic person. She really had the patients and insight I needed for the past year. Thank goodness for her!
Written on Jun 23, 2021 after therapy with Christie for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Christie is very easy to talk to and flexible with her schedule in order to make your time valuable. Thank you so much!
Written on Feb 02, 2021 after therapy with Christie for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, and self esteem
Listens and understands gives great recommendations
Written on Feb 01, 2021 after therapy with Christie for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
She listens and is knowledgeable and resourceful!
Written on Jan 16, 2021 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes
I like Christie because she spends time with me to help me and is on my side.
Written on Dec 20, 2020 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with
I haven't worked with her long but she has been amazing . So sweet and caring .
Written on Dec 18, 2020 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and adhd
I appreciate Christie' non judgmental and open approach to our sessions. She listens, helps to problem-solve and reframe the question, and has great suggestions for additional resources/further reading.
Written on Aug 04, 2020 after therapy with Christie for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse
I really like my counselor Christie.
Written on May 22, 2020 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes
She is an excellent counselor. She listens and offers sound advice and wisdom from an objective point of view.
Written on May 11, 2020 after therapy with Christie for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, addictions, and relationship issues
For someone who's lived internally conflicted so long as if they were just a spectator to their own life, Christie was there to help me find the weight to my words and help guide me to a stable path. I believe there is a way to improve where I have struggled, and it starts with being able to connect with people like her.
Written on May 01, 2020 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety
I became overwhelmed and failed to stay in contact, but she kept checking one me...it makes me feel like I matter, and that how I feel matters, and that there is someone who cares. <3 I am so grateful to have someone there for me.
Written on Apr 16, 2020 after therapy with Christie for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Christie is very attentive and thoughtful.
Written on Jun 12, 2019 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and trauma and abuse
Christie is great and very understanding. She offers great advice and because of her I have already mentioned this service to many friends.
Written on Apr 15, 2019 after therapy with Christie for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, and career difficulties
Christy has helped me to have confidence in the future. She's helped me feel confident in the counseling process and his help me anywhere from my relationship problems and recovery through problems with family and most importantly has helped me with not feeling alone and getting things off my chest that have built up for years. Many people feel very alone when they have problems in their life and feel as if no one would understand, but once I started talking to counselor I started to realize that I'm not alone and that so many others feel the same way I do and that I am normal for the way that I feel and the problems I have are normal. I've gained confidence in myself and confidence in this process called life. There's no step by step book of how to deal with things that come into our lives but having someone on your side that helps you through it is extremely important and rewarding. I would recommend Christy any day. She is very knowledgeable and resourceful in so many different aspects. I will continue to use her as my counselor until I feel ready to handle life on my own with all of the resources and guidance she is giving me.
Written on Nov 30, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, and anger management
Christie is an excellent counselor and a kind-hearted person. It feels like talking to a friend, but one with great advice and measurable next steps for leading a healthier life. Really grateful for Christie's support.
Written on Sep 25, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, and self esteem
Christie and I are working well together
Written on Sep 24, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and eating disorders
She doesn't make me feel small for the issues I have, like some professionals I've come across. She treats me like a human being, which is more than some of my closest family and friends. I'd recommend her to anyone I know.
Written on Sep 14, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 5 months
Thank you for being someone I could vent to through this tough time.
Written on Jul 23, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship, eating, self esteem, career, and bipolar
Christie Ryan has been fantastic and has helped me tremendously.
Written on Jun 13, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship
Christie has been very good about addressing my problems and helping me reach the answers I've been seeking. Her book recommendations are terrific and insightful and I love her worksheets. It makes sessions feel more organized. Christie shows an eagerness to help and I greatly appreciate that.
Written on Jun 11, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship, and family
Christie is level headed, logical, empathetic, and a great brain stormer. She helps find solutions and is understanding and patient with the process. She is a great person to have in my corner and I've learned a lot during my time with her as a counselor.
Written on Mar 01, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship, family, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related, and parenting
I haven’t been working with her for that long but from my experience with her, it’s been great so far.
Written on Feb 27, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship, family, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping, parenting, self esteem, anger, and bipolar
Christie was very helpful to me in dealing with relationship issues. She had good availability for me to discuss the problems and was a great listener. If I need to return to the site for further counseling, I will request her. Thanks Christie!
Written on Feb 08, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship, family, and bipolar
Thank you for all your help an understanding.
Written on Feb 08, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related, eating, sleeping, self esteem, and career
Christie is an extremely understanding and committed counselor. She is a great choice for anyone!
Written on Jan 18, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, intimacy-related, and self esteem
Christie has been very helpful. She responds quickly and also helps educate me by sending me links and books to look at.
Written on Jan 11, 2018 after therapy with Christie for 3 weeks on issues concerning addictions, relationship, and self esteem
Christie has helped me to understand things about myself that years with in-person counselors haven't been able to connect. I appreciate her ability to pull out the right things from what I'm expressing to help me find ways to look at things differently.
Written on Dec 30, 2017 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship, eating, self esteem, and bipolar
I am enjoying the worksheets and conversations via email.
Written on Dec 25, 2017 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship, trauma and abuse, and anger
I was scared to seek counseling, but Christie has made me very comfortable and she has given me invaluable direction and resources.
Written on Dec 24, 2017 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship, and self esteem
I've very much enjoyed working with Christie. She's very open and honest, both about what she does know and what she doesn't. She is very respectful and apologetic when/if she steps on any toes and knows how to treat trauma patients gently.
Written on Dec 13, 2017 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related, self esteem, anger, and bipolar
Christie is kind. She also sends me worksheets for anxiety help and depression help.
Written on Oct 30, 2017 after therapy with Christie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and anger
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