Christy McGurgan
Christy McGurgan
(she/her)
Hi! I'm Christy, and I'm a Therapist, Hypnotherapist, and an Energy Healer. I fell in love with the idea of being a therapist in middle school and never wavered from that path. Through schooling and diverse professional experience, I became a Licensed Professional Counselor, a career I've taken seriously and loved for 25 years and counting. I've continued to learn and grow my healing toolkit with hypnotherapy, transpersonal psychology, spirituality, energy healing, somatic expression, and healing of my own personal traumas and experiences so that I can continue to offer more and more opportunities for growth for my clients. I take pride in my ability to relate to clients, listen with a non-judgmental ear, and provide the support and guidance needed for clients to improve their lives. In addition to traditional methods of counseling, I incorporate hypnotherapy, life coaching, empowerment techniques, relaxation and meditation, energy healing, transpersonal and spiritual therapy, and other modern and mystical techniques that challenge clients to grow in their lives. My passion is healing, growing, learning, shining my light, and supporting others to heal, grow, learn, and shine their lights as well. Now that you know about me, I look forward to getting to know you too!
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session, we'll spend a couple minutes going over administrative tasks- the process of therapy, confidentiality, cancellation policy, and any questions you may have. The rest of the session will be spent on you. I want you to share whatever you feel it's important for me to know, what brings you to therapy, and what you might be looking to get out of therapy. It is my goal to learn about you, and to support you to feel comfortable with me. Please share what you would like to share, ask what you would like to ask, and I'll get started getting to know you and supporting you as soon as we can.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
As a therapist, I believe my greatest strengths lie in my ability to connect with clients, the care I put into our relationship, my willingness to earn your trust, my openness and vulnerability (I'm not perfect either!), the work I put into learning AND the work I put into growing myself- because I can't take you where I can't go myself. In school we learn symptoms, diagnoses, treatment plans... those are all just the beginning. The real growth happens creatively, working with clients, doing the work myself so I can lead, connecting on a deep level, diving into what has been hurt so I can help you heal. I believe that one of my greatest strengths is my own healing journey and my willingness to use both personal and professional experience to be the absolute best therapist that I can be.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I'm best positioned to serve clients who want to do the work to make life changes. I have years of experience as a therapist, hypnotherapist, and energy healer. In addition to professional experience, I use my personal history, experiences, and growth to help me better understand my clients and how to lead them on their journeys. I do deep personal and transpersonal work myself, as a client, and I believe that better suits me to do the deep work with my clients and support them to grow into the best versions of themselves that they can be.
About Christy McGurgan
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Trauma Informed Care
The largest focus of my practice surrounds working with clients who have survived childhood or adult trauma, yet find it affecting their daily lives in ways they didn't expect. I work with clients to understand how their complex trauma is affecting their beliefs and way of functioning, and to heal so that they can move forward in ways that better serve them in their daily lives.
Hypnotherapy
Over the years as a therapist, I came to understand that sometimes talking about the issues or the solutions isn't enough. Sometimes the beliefs and behaviors are so ingrained, we need to delve in deeper to create change. I am an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist with several years of experience supporting clients to use hypnotherapy to determine subconscious negative beliefs that are holding them in unwanted behavior patterns. Together with clients, we work to determine new, supportive beliefs and behaviors that match how the client wants to function. Hypnotherapy is a fast, effective healing tool, and can be done in person or online.
Somatic
You may have heard the phrase, "we hold our issues in our tissues." While most of us struggle to even name what we're feeling, emotions, pain, and trauma all exist in our bodies, and cause dis-ease (and eventually disease) in our body. I use somatic practices to teach and support clients to identify, feel, and release their emotions. This is the first step on the path to healing. Another favorite quote, "you cannot heal what you cannot feel." So this is how we learn to feel, and heal.
Transpersonal
While I do not identify with any religion, I place a focus on spiritual growth, connection, expanded consciousness, transcending the ego, connection with Self or Spirit (of your understanding), and the pursuit of your purpose and meaning in life. This varies for each person, and is not of my choosing. I am a fellow walker on the path that will be there to support and witness your journey, and guide you to the experiences that are right for you.