I am licensed in Pennsylvania and have worked in the mental health field for over 12 years. I have experience working with clients in higher levels of care (residential, and partial hospitalization) treatment, as well as weekly outpatient therapy settings.
I believe it is our role to understand our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, to recognize the changes we want to make, and implement the changes we want to see in our lives.
I am familiar and comfortable teaching Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills, including reframing thoughts, managing intense distress, and practicing mindfulness as a method of calming our anxieties.
I also give clients the space to explore their own emotions, thoughts, memories, and reflections, and allow memories, images, or symbols from their unconscious to arise and speak to them.
I have experience and feel comfortable treating anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorders, disturbing dreams, substance abuse, and personality disorders. I tailor my treatment and methods to what my clients prefer, and how the want to understand and heal from their mental health struggles.
Additional areas of focus: Coping with addictions, LGBTQ+ related issues, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Coping with grief and loss, Intimacy related issues, Anger management, Motivation, self esteem, and confidence, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, Concentration, memory and focus (ADHD), Abandonment, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Fatherhood issues, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Men's issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Jungian Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
PA LPC PC014434
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He is a compassionate person and ask leading questions.
Written on Mar 11, 2025 after therapy with Christian for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, sleeping disorders, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes