Work with Christina Holcomb (MA, NCC, LPC) - BetterHelp Online Therapist

About me

I completed my graduate degree in 2008 at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. My fellowship consisted of working in Forensic Psychology with a sexual offender and sexual deviance/dysfunction population. After graduation. I went on to continue my work with this population for 13 years, and have an extensive background in men's issues, sexuality and intimacy issues and sexual addiction issues including pornography addiction. I have also worked extensively with couples, family issues, those struggling with trauma, troubled youth and those struggling with depression, anxiety, change of life, addictions, gender and sexual orientation issues, spectrum disorders and many other treatment issues. I have always put the client at the center of the treatment and adapt the approach to the needs and preferences of my client. Empathy and care-based therapy are always paramount as I believe in creating a judgement-free supportive environment for my clients to feel comfortable talking about the most difficult things for a person to discuss. I have and will employ a multi-discipline approach to therapy as is needed by each particular client and we will discuss the treatment goals together from the outset.

Specialties

Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Self esteem

Also experienced in:
Stress, Anxiety , LGBT , Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Grief , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Parenting issues , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Depression , Coping with life changes , ADHD , Abandonment , Adoption and Foster Care , Aging and Geriatric Issues , Antisocial Personality , Attachment Issues , Autism and Asperger Syndrome , Avoidant Personality , BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture , Blended Family Issues , Body Image , Cancer , Caregiver Issues and Stress , Co-morbidity , Codependency , Commitment Issues , Communication Problems , Control Issues , Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster , Dependent Personality , Divorce and Separation , Domestic Violence , Drug and Alcohol Addiction , Emptiness , Family Problems , Fatherhood Issues , First Responder Issues , Forgiveness , Gender Dysphoria , Guilt and Shame , Hearing Impaired , Hoarding , Impulsivity , Infidelity , Isolation/Loneliness , Jealousy , Life Purpose , Men's Issues , Midlife Crisis , Military and Veterans Issues , Money and Financial Issues , Mood Disorders , Multicultural Concerns , 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 , Sexual Dysfunction , Sexuality , Smoking/Vaping Cessation , Social Anxiety and Phobia , Women's Issues , Workplace Issues , Young Adult Issues Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Years of Experience: 13

Services offered

Messaging
Live Chat
Phone
Video

Licensing

WI LPC 4617-125

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Christina Holcomb. 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.

Written on Dec 21, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd

Christina is absolutely amazing! She's down to earth, fun, and super easy to talk to. She's so relatable and just seems to get to the root of problems with relative ease. Easy to trust, easy to open up to, and so nice to boot! I can't say enough about her, she's been truly helpful through my whole experience!

Written on Nov 22, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 3 weeks on issues concerning self esteem, and coping with life changes

She’s awesome man. I think one of the best to do it. She’s very laid back and relaxed. I had so much fear going into therapy but she reassured me in that it was just a conversation and indeed it was. Plus she doesn’t interrupt me while I’m talking and interjects at appropriate times.
She’s my first therapist so I can’t guarantee she’s one of the GOATs of therapists lol but definitely one of the GOATs of just being an awesome and kind and supportive human being.
P.S. if there are any frustrations regarding the video/call quality that’s on BetterHelp
BetterHelp if you’re reading this please fix your laptop video issues lol

Written on Nov 15, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and sleeping disorders

Christina is down to earth and really understands what I am going through. She is easy to talk to and listens before offering a response. I highly recommend her as a therapist.

Written on Oct 05, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, eating disorders, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

We really connect, she’s extremely intelligent, has great advice. I hope others have the same experience with BetterHelp

Written on Oct 03, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

It's rare to find a therapist as supportive and helpful as Christina

Written on Sep 28, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, and adhd

Christina is great! I was so glad I was able to jump into therapy right away in the first session and make progress already on an issue that I’ve worked on with 2 other therapists and got nowhere.

Written on Sep 20, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and sleeping disorders

Christina really listens and offers productive solutions

Written on Aug 29, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 4 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety

Christina was great and helpful. I felt like she listened and had practical skills for me to implement right away.

Written on Jul 28, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, and self esteem

She is very helpful and understanding. She's patient and helps me see things that I wouldn't otherwise recognize

Written on Jul 08, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 1 week on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, and adhd

My first therapy session and she threw a curve ball straight at me! She opened my eyes and hit me with a realization that I never noticed before! Such a wonderful, kind, and hilarious person!

Written on Jun 14, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 3 months on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, and parenting issues

Christina is great! She was really responsive and provided great feedback

Written on May 18, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and adhd

Tina is very friendly and easy to talk to. She offers great feedback and is incredibly helpful.

Written on May 11, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, and adhd

Wonderful therapist. She really helps you to develop your own coping mechanism äs according to your needs

Written on May 05, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues

Christina has a way to let both voices be heard. She helped my relationship with my husband a lot.

Written on Apr 20, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and trauma and abuse

She just… gets it.
Super helpful in looking at things from different angles and how to actually change my ways of thinking

Written on Mar 30, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, trauma and abuse, and anger management

She listens to me and helps me with my issues.

Written on Jan 19, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes

She is excellent and we were a great match. I'm sad she's leaving for a new opportunity, but I'm very excited for her as I am also an equestrian and I fully recognize how much good she'll be able to do in Equine Assisted Therapy!

Written on Jan 12, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and adhd

Christina has been a wonderful therapist and has helped me work through many personal issues.

Written on Jan 06, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes

They say humour is the best medicine and this woman is the funniest person on planet earth! We have long conversations that appear to be about random subjects and she can pull how I am feeling as if out of thin air! A wonderful woman to share my feelings with and someone I feel I can trust and has my best interests at heart!

Written on Dec 27, 2021 after therapy with Christina for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd

Very understanding, shows many different ways to go about things to help with behavior change. Overall I very much enjoy my chats with her.

Written on Dec 23, 2021 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, career difficulties, and adhd

Christina has helped me in ways I didn't know.

Written on Dec 07, 2021 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and coping with life changes

My first session with Christina was a good first step to my self healing. She listened and was able to articulate what I was feeling. Very happy we met and I excited to continue working with her.

Written on Nov 16, 2021 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Christina is very understanding and kind . She makes me feel comfortable and is very encouraging . Extremely attentive .

Written on Nov 16, 2021 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, self esteem, and eating disorders

Christina is wonderful, she is so personable and really helps to put me at ease

Written on Oct 06, 2021 after therapy with Christina for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, and self esteem

I think my time with her has been helpful

Thank you.

Written on Sep 06, 2021 after therapy with Christina for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

I was very apprehensive about speaking openly about my personal life, especially online. On our first call, Christina was very welcoming which helped me put my mind at ease and allowed me to comfortably open up and address my concerns. Christina is able to keep the conversations cheerful and optimistic, even if the topic itself may be rather depressing. I’ve really appreciated the help.

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