I am licensed in Colorado and Virginia with 9 years of professional counseling experience working with adolescents and families both in the school setting as well as private settings. In addition I am a licensed addiction counselor, a licensed Special Education teacher, and have numerous licenses in all subjects Education, having worked in school systems for most of my career. My true passion is using Gottman therapy to help families, individuals and couples develop strong relationships based on understanding and mutual respect. I have experience working with clients providing behavioral, emotional/trauma, substance abuse, brain injury, intellectual and developmental counseling as both a Counselor and a licensed Certified Rehabilitative Counselor. Additionally I have completed all three levels of Gottman Clinical Trainings, as well as being a Seven Principles of Marriage Educator and Bringing Baby Home Educator. I have experience in helping clients with coping with addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, & trauma and abuse. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It is important to me to listen carefully and patiently to you, and to make sure I am meeting your needs. The step to start therapy can be anxiety provoking in itself, and I am here in order to help you take the necessary steps you need to take. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Coaching, Attachment issues, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury
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), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
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Christine has made therapy a lot less daunting. She listens and takes the time to understand my personal struggles. Her viewpoint put things in a new perspective. It was seriously a breath of fresh air talking to her.
Written on Jun 24, 2025 after therapy with Christine for 1 month on issues concerning intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching
Very professional!
Written on May 19, 2025 after therapy with Christine for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue
She’s amazing!
Written on Mar 25, 2025 after therapy with Christine for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues
Christine is an amazing therapist. She truly listened to me and gave me words of wisdom while also listening to my concerns and worries. I appreciated all the feedback and books she had to share with me based on my needs. She’s caring and thoughtful in every way, and I appreciated everything she did for me in my time of need. Thank you Christine! You are truly the best.
Written on Jan 29, 2025 after therapy with Christine for 1 year on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Christine cool
Written on Sep 20, 2024 after therapy with Christine for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Christine is the best! She has a lot of wisdom, both as a therapist and someone with extensive life experience. She knows when to listen and be supportive and when to push and challenge my patterns of thought and behavior. My life is better for having worked with her. She is highly recommended!
Written on Sep 17, 2024 after therapy with Christine for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues