Christine offers a safe, creative, and deeply supportive space where clients can explore their experiences, build insight, and move toward a more authentic and meaningful life. She helps individuals navigate difficult challenges, develop effective coping tools, and create sustainable change for overall wellness.
With extensive experience treating complex mental health concerns, Christine works with depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, anger, stress management, life transitions, self-harm, suicidal ideation, relationship issues, parenting concerns, grief and bereavement, LGBTQIA+ concerns, and multicultural issues. She provides parent education and works with children (ages 3+), teens, and adults.
Christine is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor in the State of Texas and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). She holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Southeast Missouri State University and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Sam Houston State University, where she completed a CACREP-accredited program.
Christine received formal Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) training through the Beck Institute’s CBT Center. She is also a certified Cognitive Processing Therapist (CPT), trained in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, specializing in evidence-based treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
In addition to CBT and CPT, Christine integrates Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Narrative Therapy, Play Therapy, and expressive modalities including Sand Tray, Music & Art applications. Her approach is strengths-based, collaborative, and grounded in active listening, validation, empowerment, and practical skill-building.
Christine is skilled at helping clients understand the patterns, thoughts, emotions, and relationship dynamics that keep them stuck, and guiding them toward healthier, more fulfilling ways of living.