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Cristina a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). She creates a warm and safe space for individuals to explore their challenges, develop coping strategies, and cultivate resilience. She offers a compassionate, person-centered approach rooted in empathy and collaboration, while creating a safe space for growth. Her approach is trauma informed and believes that each client knows themselves best and are experts in their lives, her approach is grounded in collaboration between herself and her clients.
She has experience working with children, adolescents, young adults, and adults in a variety of environments, such as schools, inpatient psychiatric facilities, community-based treatment and outpatient therapy settings. Cristina believes in the importance of safety and connection and this shines through with the work she does with her clients.
Cristina values the importance of honoring the unique backgrounds of each individual and their lived experiences, supporting individual clients through their own journey to self-healing and looks forward to meeting you and walking alongside you during your healing journey!
Years of Experience: <1 year
Supervisor: Kellie Walshe(LICSW ISW02918)
ADHD - Skill-building and support around organizational challenges, distracted attention, procrastination; building and maintaining healthy routines and structure
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
Stress management - Strengthening effective ways of coping with the stress of life and change; managing expectations of self and others
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse