LMFT, 18 years of experience
My skills and experience have allowed me to deal with various diverse cultures who are reluctant to seek treatment due to stigma. Having been raised as Armenian and Greek, I have experienced the multicultural and societal pressures firsthand. In the face of a person experiencing a challenging life event , even the most competent person may need extra support or guidance. Everyone has problems and there is no shame in seeking help. It is my goal to create a safe Christ Centered environment for you to navigate through issues of acculturation, emotional scars from the past that prevents you from pursuing Gods purposes. For the past 14 years I have dedicated my life to improving the psychological health of families including adults, adolescents and children in the Greater Los Angeles Area. My expertise is with children, adolescents, adults , couples and families who present with various mental disorders (i.e., mood, anxiety; behavioral), addiction and history of trauma. My strengths are my ability to transcend into my clients world without any bias or discrimination using my own testimony as empowerment. It is in the authentic therapeutic-client relationship that change occurs as one is guided to self reflect and explore. I am certified in multiple evidenced practices such as Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
In our first session together; we will start building rapport and trust by identifying strengths; learning about each other and focusing on symptoms and challenges that brought them to therapy. Expectations and psycho social history will be explored and assessed to gain greater insight into clients needs and tailored treatment plan to work through in follow up sessions.
My greatest strength is my 18 years of experience working with families of young children. parents; adolescents and adults in overcoming challenges using my professional background in multiple evidence based practices along with my experience with diverse population and challenges as inpatient residential clinician; community therapist ; mental health consultant at school districts and having my own private practice. In addition, using my own testimony and self disclosure ( when necessary to treatment ) allows me to empathize and empower my clients to receive their healing and growth.
I have years of experience working with parents and young children in improving parent-child connection; challenging behaviors and achieve a more open, empathetic communication. I love to minister to those who want to reconnect with their faith ; increase their spiritual growth and achieve healing in both body, spirit and soul, as they rediscover their true calling and identity in Christ. I have numerous years of experience and training working with dual diagnosis; trauma; children; parenting; couples; family and mood disorders.
Therapist will assist clients in gaining insight into those thoughts, feelings, communications, behaviors, and interpersonal exchanges that patients have learned either to suppress and avoid or to amplify and overemphasize because of early attachment experiences. Gain insight into your unmet emotional needs and find healthier ways to express and meet those needs.
Focusing on positive parenting strategies and building a more positive connection and communication by addressing underlying issues that might result in their disconnect and learn how to respond to each others needs vs emotionally react.
Using Christ Centered/ Biblical Principles to overcome trauma, pain and various challenges and discover who God has called us to be and his purposes to achieve meaningful, purposeful life.
Using CBT techniques by identifying ones own thoughts patterns and cognitive errors and how this might give rise to current feelings and negative choices. Challenging, identifying and replacing deep rooted schemas that alter perception and replace with more rational ones.
Evidenced based practice to overcome trauma and grief using structured sessions and tools.
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April 26, 2025
Christine is warm, authentic, and intelligent. She listens wells and understands that not everyone grows in the same way. She has many tools and knows which fit best for me. She makes me want to step out of my comfort zone and truly work on myself as a human being. I truly believe she makes me a stronger person.