

Teaching
Welcome!
I offer a steady, accepting space for people who want to look inward and gently process difficult experiences. We will move at a pace that prioritizes your safety while building trust and understanding. Our work may include making sense of intense emotions, healing relationship patterns, or finding inspiration after loss or change. You might come with a clear goal, or simply a sense that something inside needs care and attention.
You may notice strong yet hurting parts of yourself that feel broken, frozen, or scared. This is a normal part of being human. Using mindfulness and therapies that fit your needs, we’ll strengthen your ability to listen to yourself, respond with compassion, and move through life with more clarity and confidence.
I bring curiosity and respect to each person’s path and enjoy wholeheartedly supporting my clients while they do this meaningful work. Please call, text, or email to schedule a short consultation. If we are not the right fit for you at this time, I would be happy to talk about your options.
Education
With over 10 years of experience teaching creative writing, I can consult about creative processes if desired. Please don't hesitate to ask about any therapeutic approach that interests you.
Treatment Approaches
With compassion, we will welcome all parts of you with openness. My training includes Internal Family Systems, Insight Meditation, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Transpersonal Therapy, including art and play.
Other modalities I practice include Compassion Focused, Dialectical Behavior (DBT), Existential, Expressive Arts, Gestalt, Integrative, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Multicultural, Person-Centered, Play Therapy, Relational, Somatic, Transpersonal, and Trauma Focused.
Specialties and Expertise
I work most with clients experiencing Life Transitions, Depression, Mood Disorders, Spiritual Issues, and Trauma and PTSD. Honoring that there are no perfect words for experiencing the human condition and complexities therein, I also treat Anxiety, Autism, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Codependency, Coping Skills, Dissociative Disorders (DID), Dual Diagnosis, Education and Learning Disabilities, Family Conflict, First-Episode Psychosis, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, LGBTQ+, Mood Disorders, Multicultural Issues, Relationship Issues, Self-Harming, Sexual Abuse, Spirituality, Stress, Thinking Disorders, and Women's Issues.
Let’s Work Together
Get in touch so we can start working together.
Text or Call: 865-940-6689
Email: christinas@withinholisticcounseling.com