Hello there! My name is Christina and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in CT. I have been in the mental health field for 9 years and in the customer service field for over 15 years. I have a vast range of experience in different settings with all different types of clients. My experience includes working in: inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient. I have worked with many different types of issues/and disorders such as: depression; anxiety (obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety, phobias, and panic disorder); posttraumiatic stress disorder; trauma; veterans; grief and loss; bipolar; schizophrenia; attentive deficit hyperactive disorder; personality disorders; anger challenges; impulse control challenges; gambling; substance abuse; kleptomania; eating disorders; sex offenders; domestic violence; life transition challenges; and interpersonal relationship challenges.
Life can be very challenging and don't we all just wanna feel understood, validated, and supported? My therapy style is empathic, non-judgmental, supportive, and interactive. I like to work collaboratively with my clients to identify goals and work together to achieve them by assigning homework. I provide education on topics/disorders when the client does not have knowledge of it in attempts for them to gain more awareness into themselves to live a better quality of life. If we don’t understand something then how can we work on improving it?! I use a combination of approaches such as: cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, strength-based therapy, and reality-based therapy. I believe therapy is a journey and if you are to really benefit from it, it should not be comfortable. With that said, another approach of mine is to challenge and encourage clients to face their fears and work through their difficult emotions/challenges without turning to unhealthy coping skills. This is not an easy task but I will do whatever I can to help support you and help in your journey to attain a better quality of life!
I look forward to chatting and working with you. Godspeed!
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Body image, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
CT LPC 004112
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Very nice and understanding. Makes me feel better about what i go through every day. No judgements, and very kind.
Written on May 07, 2024 after therapy with Christina for 3 years and 7 months
Amazing therapist!
Written on Nov 09, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I only met with my therapist one time for a half hour so it’s a little soon to judge but as a person that has never been to a therapist before I felt very comfortable and that means a lot. Thank you
Written on May 10, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and parenting issues
It would be nice to be able to block the same time each week for a meeting.
Written on May 06, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, self esteem, and adhd
She got the chops!
Written on Apr 26, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning family conflicts, eating disorders, and anger management
Christina is very easy to communicate with about not so easy topics to talk about. Very comforting. She addresses problems with an outside looking in perspective that helps. It is just what I needed, and long overdue.
Written on Dec 22, 2021 after therapy with Christina for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and adhd