Christie Lebrun(She/Her/Hers)

Christie Lebrun is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Downtown Boston. She works with individuals 10 years and older. Many of Christie’s clients come in to address life transitions, identity development, anxiety/depression, self expression, and emotion identification. Christie is particularly passionate about serving young adults. She also has advanced training in the area of Adjustment Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), and Trauma related Disorders.

Christie is trained in Expressive Arts Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Solution-focused Therapy, Trauma-informed approaches, and Holistic Approaches such as mindfulness and therapeutic journaling, in which she utilizes the therapeutic relationship and the arts to explore patterns in thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs to clarify goals, values, and sense of self. In session, Christie focuses on grounding techniques, breathing exercises, and creative arts, such as journaling, play, music, and visual arts, to explore concerns. This approach supports clients to learn how to take care of themselves, understand themselves - and then how to express themselves so they can be understood by others.

Christie's style is non-judgmental, adaptive, and grounded. When clients first start therapy, Christie will work to build a comfortable and non-judgmental environment where they feel safe to explore past experiences and set achievable goals.

Christie received their M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling specializing in Expressive Arts Therapy from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. She has worked at Bay State Community Services, serving youth and families supported by the Department of Mental Health. Outside of private practice, She enjoys arts based activities, such as painting, dancing, creative writing, etc. and nature based activities, such as hiking, stargazing, and tree-hugging. Christie offers both in-person and remote therapy sessions.