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Christishawn Gore

Christishawn Gore

(she/her)

LCMHC
20 years of experience
Empowering
Solution oriented
Open-minded
Virtual

Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from yourself and/or others? Do you feel like your life could be more fulfilled? Life entails wins, successes, accomplishments, ups and downs, transitions, unexpected events, detours, stumbling blocks, and so much more. My passion is boosting your self-efficacy, meanwhile, helping you to identify and implement new perspectives and practices to transform and start living a better life. It might mean learning to set boundaries, working through a loss, coping with life transition(s), altering your thinking process, and changing behavior(s) and patterns that are keeping you stuck. Regardless of what it is, my goal is to normalize prioritizing your self-care, improve your coping capacity, build resilience, and increase your self-awareness.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

Despite the reason for seeking therapy, my goal is to provide services that empower and equip you with tools to triumph and overcome barriers impacting your well-being and quality of life, stretching beyond your comfort zone, in addition to, shaping lifelong changes. I create an environment of freedom so you can be transparent, vulnerable, and authentic with no judgment. You don’t have to navigate these challenges alone or suffer in silence. Therapy is a collaborative effort but you are the most valuable player and expert in your life. Invest in you, your recovery, and healing as I walk with you on this journey. We will dive into your specific needs and challenges and develop a tailored plan to work through them together.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

My 20 years of experience have allowed me to work with diverse populations with mental/behavioral health, substance abuse issues, and/or developmental disabilities in various capacities and different environments. Additionally, as a certified life coach I have helped people set and attain goals in order to maximize his/her wellbeing and fulfillment in life moving him/her from surviving to thriving.I have a passion for dealing with alleviating the debilitating effects of mental health and substance use such as self-medicating, family conflict, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, life stressors, transitions and subsequent adjustment, and adverse childhood experiences. Let's tap into your inherent strengths and foster a more purposeful life.

About Christishawn Gore

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Free consults, virtual

My treatment methods

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

I often employ CBT to help clients recognize how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected. We address faulty/unhelpful thinking, patterns of unhelpful behavior, and learn better ways of coping with presenting problems, thereby relieving symptoms and allowing them to becoming more effective in his/her life for significant improvement in functioning and quality of life.

EMDR

I utilize EMDR to assist clients to focus on altering the emotions, thoughts, and responses resulting from traumatic experiences. I provide a supportive environment to safely discus, process, and strip away the power of the distressing emotion associated with the trauma that may trigger anxiety and avoidance. We will cultivate a plan to how to handle disturbing thoughts and feelings more constructively by building coping skills, stress management, and distress tolerance.

Integrative

My integrative approach creates a supportive, accepting space where clients can feel heard, valued, and empowered. Using a range of therapeutic techniques I strive to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to individual needs. We will take a shared journey focused on healing and wellness.

Strength-Based

My passion is rooted in enhancing human well-being, empowering clients, normalizing and prioritizing your self-care, improving coping capacity, building resilience, increasing self-awareness, and tapping into inherent strengths to foster a more purposeful life.