About Me

 I have over 14 years of experience working in mental health services, in intensive inpatient and varied outpatient settings, working with all treatment modalities and multiple practice theories, serving diverse Medi-Cal, managed care, special education and privately funded clients. I also have many additional years of experience providing Christian Counseling on a volunteer basis.

I work primarily with women. My specialties include: short-term and longer-term Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, art and play therapy, systems theory, anxiety, depression, communication, conflict resolution and parenting skills, training, instruction, Christian counseling and psychoeducational trainings.

I incorporate a warm and engaging therapy style. I have had many years of experience as a clinical therapist and supervising other clinical therapists, which has allowed me to continually refine my style. I know that it is difficult to trust someone new with your personal thoughts and feelings. I will go out of my way in session to earn the privilege of being someone worthy of your trust. We can then work together on issues that affect your quality of life. 

1.  Written on Dec 14, 2022: Christine is amazing! She is so good at what she does, and her insights have really helped me. I am so blessed to have her helping me with the tools to become mentally healthy· 
2. Written on Dec 05, 2022: Christine is amazing! She is empathetic and kind, but most of all, she is empowering!· Written on Nov 11, 2022: Christine has been such a blessing! She listened and helped me through my healing process with much grace. Christine, is knowledgeable, kind, and has a genuine heart for her clients.· 
3. Written on Nov 09, 2022: Christine is kind, warm, non-judgmental, and clearly tailors her style to the individual's needs. I appreciate her approach to giving tools and resources, including worksheets, to figure out what works with the things I am trying to work on.· 
4. Written on Oct 28, 2022: I am very happy with Christine and the compassion she expresses when we talk. She is helping me a lot to be more confident.· 
5. Written on Oct 23, 2022: She’s given me a new way of thinking about situations and I trust and am so thankful for her work with me.· 
6. Written on Oct 20, 2022: Christine is a wonderful human being and counselor. She is a great listener, and will help you find the value in yourself that you may not see. Would highly recommend!· 
7. Written on Oct 19, 2022: Christine is extremely helpful and really takes her time to listen while I was having a hard time expressing my problems/concerns regarding my ongoing problems. Her technique w/ dealing w/ anxiety helped me lot.· 
8. Written on Aug 04, 2022: She’s a delight to work with and there’s a gentleness about her that’s very welcoming.·
9. Written on Jul 07, 2022: I am so glad they matched me with yiu.
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