Hi! I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a National Certified Counselor doing therapy for 23 years. I've always worked in schools, with my last decade in a university counseling center so young adults are my specialized population. My specialty areas are anxiety/stress, ADHD, adjustment/life transitions, self-esteem, academic concerns, and personal development (identity, career, LGBTQIA+). One fun fact is that I'm a trained drumming facilitator so I love using music (and art) in therapy when you are open to it. For more information on me and my services, check out my website: https://imagine-change-counseling.com/
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Your therapy sessions are tailored to your unique needs but every client will have a free 15 minute phone consultation (no video) where I’ll answer any questions you have, find out what brings to you therapy at this time of your life and what your concerns are that you’d like help with, and get you started on the confidential telehealth platforms I use. Next, an intake session will be scheduled. In this intake/first session, we’ll review your submitted paperwork about your history and current concerns and you’ll have already signed consent forms for therapy. This session is more information-gathering than future sessions, which are more exploratory. The best way for me to help you is to know your background so we can make a beneficial treatment plan of goals to reach together. Finally, we’ll have individual sessions. Woo hoo! In an individual session, I like to check in with how you’ve been doing since our last contact, explore concerns, work on new strategies together in session, and have you be able to take away an action step(s) for your relief. Sometimes this looks like thinking/growing awareness of self and sometimes this may mean trying out new behaviors, such as what we tried in session. Everything that occurs in session is agreed upon by both parties. After all, it’s your therapy time!
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I genuinely love what I do and always wanted to be a therapist (from middle school age!). So, this comes through with you as my client, being authentic, helpful, kind, understanding, and helping you get to your next step. I always want you to feel heard and seen.
About Christine Dassow
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Serves ages
Licensed in
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Appointments
Free consults, virtualMy treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Humanistic
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
Integrative
On average, AvMed clients pay $0-$20
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