Specialties​​

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• Maternal Mental Health — Pregnancy, Birth Trauma, Postpartum, Infertility & Loss

• Complex Trauma & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Industrial & Organizational Psychology

• Leadership Development & Entrepreneurial Burnout

• Grief & Loss

• High Achievement, Perfectionism & People-Pleasing

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Treatment Approach

• Christian Counseling, when desired by the client

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

• Narrative Therapy

• Compassion-Focused Therapy

• Attachment-Based Therapy

• Person-Centered Therapy

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Education

Master of Social Work — Western Michigan University, 2019

• Trauma Across the Lifespan Specialization

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training Project

• Bachelor of Social Work — Western Michigan University, 2018

 

Certification

Perinatal Mental Health-Certified (PMH-C)
Postpartum Support International

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Personal Statement

Hi! My name is Christina, and I am so glad you’re considering taking this step. I know starting therapy can feel intimidating, so the first thing I want you to know is that I’m a real human—and I’m genuinely excited to meet every new client who walks through my door. Doing this work is the honor of my lifetime.

I view the therapy room as sacred space. It is an immense honor to walk alongside people through some of their hardest moments and then celebrate with them on the other side.

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My goal is to create space for you to experience the freedom that comes with the challenging work of growth and healing. Clients would describe me as warm, authentic, and highly relational. My sessions tend to move from laughter to tears and back again within 50 minutes. We laugh together, cry together, explore stories, challenge lies, find new truths and freedoms, and hold space for the hard, the hope, and everything in between.

In my office, people who are used to holding it all together and being the one with all the right answers can finally exhale and let their walls down.

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My faith in Jesus is central to my own story. Jesus stepped into my broken story, offered me hope and redemption, and called me into the work of therapy to share the joy and restoration I found when I gave my life to Christ at 21.

When I’m not working, you’ll find me reheating my coffee for the third time that day while chasing around my four kiddos, dreaming about our family’s next Disney trip (we have a small obsession!), or serving at our home church.

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Experience

Before becoming a therapist, I entered the field of social work as a foster care case manager and later became an adoption specialist. Those early experiences ignited my passion for understanding the impact of trauma and ultimately led me back to graduate school, where I pursued specializations in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma Across the Lifespan.

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As I finished graduate school, I transitioned into private practice while also beginning my journey into motherhood. After a difficult birth experience of my own, I became curious about the intersection of trauma and perinatal mental health. That curiosity grew into a passion, and I became certified in Perinatal Mental Health through Postpartum Support International.

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While my original focus was on traumatic birth experiences and helping trauma survivors prepare for an empowering birth experience, that passion quickly expanded into the world of grief and loss—an area that carries its own unique ripples of trauma.

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More recently, my professional curiosity has expanded into organizational leadership and industrial psychology. As I somewhat accidentally became a group practice owner, I became fascinated by what makes work environments healthy, supportive, and sustainable—and by how those principles can shape the way we lead our teams.

Through years of learning, trying, failing, and growing within my own practice, I’ve developed a passion for sharing what I’m learning with other leaders, business owners, and churches who want to cultivate healthier organizations.