I am an LPCC in California and an LPC in Texas. My educational background consists of earning my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Master's in clinical counseling, and a Master's in Addictions. I am a National Certified Counselor and am a certified addictions counselor. My past clinical experience includes working for a crisis center where the majority of clients experienced issues related to suicide, homicide, domestic violence, and child and elder abuse. These issues impact people of all ages, races, and ethnic groups. I have also worked for a county-based permanent assisted housing development where all of the clients have experienced episodes of homelessness, and have been significantly impacted by issues of trauma, depression, addictions, domestic violence, and child abuse.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the more specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Having worked speifically with grief, trauma, and various addiction issues for the past 7 years, I am well versed helping you identify the underlying issues contributing to your challenges. I am solution focused and evidenced based. Together we can come up with a plan and skills to take forward into your life that can ideally help manage issues that may feel overwhleming and unmanageable.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
My areas of concentration include grief and significant trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, addictions, and a sub-concentration in eating disorders. I see primarily adults, couples, and families that have been impacted by grief, trauma, and or addiction issues.
About Christine Rivlin
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Trauma-Focused CBT
Most everyone has been through a stressful event in his or her life. When the event, or series of events, causes an excessive amount of stress, it is called a traumatic event. Symptoms of traumatic events can include a sense of horror, helplessness, serious injury, or the threat of serious injury or death. Traumatic events can affect anyone. Responses to traumatic events vary from person to person and can include, but are not limited to depression, fear, grief, and anxiety. Physical responses can include nausea, dizziness, appetite changes, sleep changes and loss of interest, and withdrawal from daily activities. Most people report feeling better within three months after a traumatic event. If the problems become worse or last longer than one month after the event, the person may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Cognitive behavioral therapy, which can help one become aware of negative or inaccurate thinking and work toward reframing thoughts to better deal with challenging situations. By utilizing Trauma informed care, I can help evaluate each individual's trauma and its impact on their behavior, mental and physical health, and their ability to participate and engage in treatment.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Dialectical behavioral therapy to deal with intense emotions, and learn to understand and accept feelings.
Motivational Interviewing
The four C's of addiction are referred to as craving, compulsion, control, and consequences. I work with clients with substance and behavioral and impulsive addictions that are looking for additional support coming out of in-patient treatment, partial hospitalization programs, or intensive outpatient programs. We will address the root cause of the addiction, develop healthy stress management tools, create a support system, and work to improve overall health and psychological well-being.