Christen Willard
Hi there, thank you for stopping by! In addition to learning about me and my practice below, I invite you to visit willtohealtherapy.com and book a free 15-minute consultation with me (before booking a full session here) to support you in making this beautifully important decision in your healing journey and ensure we are a good fit for addressing your needs. You can also go directly to my booking calendar using the link below: Free 15-minute consultation booking link: https://willtohealtherapy.clientsecure.me/request I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and the founder of Will to Heal, a faith-based therapy practice created to support individuals who are struggling with anxiety, self-doubt, and unfulfillment, and wish to prioritize faith in their healing journey. I lead with a client-centered approach, offering evidence-based psychotherapy support along with Biblically sound guidance, to help bring you into a true awareness, acceptance, and appreciation of who you are and who you were created to be. My ultimate goal is that you leave this work feeling more empowered and ready to lead a life worthy of your calling (Eph. 4:1)
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
During our first session, you can expect to collaborate with me in highlighting your hopes and expectations for treatment. With established rapport and understanding, we may then work together to prioritize your goals and explore treatment options that could best meet your needs. Until then, we will spend more time building upon our therapeutic relationship.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I take value in creating a safe space in my sessions that is free from judgment; setting a tone that uplifts, empowers, and inspires authenticity and a sense of peace and hope. I am a firm believer that a smile and a dash of humor go a long way.
Anxiety
Self Esteem
Spirituality
Life Transitions
Trauma and PTSD
Black / African American
Christian
Woman
Arizona
Aetna
Location
VirtualMy treatment methods
Strength-Based
I delight in the rapport-building phase of therapy, as it allows for authenticity and connection to blossom, helping me to learn my client's strengths. Strength-based therapy is a core modality that I utilize in my treatment to help clients build resilience and learn to function from a space of gain rather than lack. With this approach, I assist client in recognizing their internal and external strengths and encourage clients to focus on what they seek to gain rather than what they seek to lack.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT is woven into my treatment to help my clients spot unhelpful patterns in their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and begin to develop healthy patterns. I provide tangible tools the client can practice outside of session so that they feel more empowered and equipped to take the lead in their healing journey and experience a more fulfilled life.
Faith based therapy
My faith-based treatment invites clients to explore the intersection between their faith and mental health challenges. We explore spiritual beliefs and religious practices and ways to utilize such beliefs and practices to address mental health concerns. This form of treatment is beneficial for individuals who have dealt with spiritual/religious trauma, find comfort and guidance in their faith, and/or are simply curious about their faith or spiritually and want to integrate faith and/or spirituality into their healing journey. For more details on my practice and to book a free 15-minute consultation, go to https://willtohealwell.com/
Person-centered (Rogerian)
With person-centered therapy, I hold a supportive non-judgmental space for my clients to reflect and process through their thoughts and experience openly, empowering them to explore and discover their true feelings and needs on their own.
Motivational Interviewing
I utilize motivational interviewing to support my clients in resolving feelings of uncertainty and insecurities. With empathy at the forefront, I will guide my clients in finding the internal motivation they need to change their behavior for the better.
1 rating with written reviews
February 7, 2025
She's amazing!