Christina is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. She earned her BA in Psychology from Arizona State University and a master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Touro University.
Christina is one of our school-age specialists. She knew she wanted to be a therapist from an early age and therefore appreciates getting to work with students to provide support and strategies for young people. Teens and middle school students love Christina’s relatable approach and practical style.
Christina began working in the mental health field as a Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT) with children on the autism spectrum. As an RBT for several years, she practiced Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy, teaching new skills, reducing problem behaviors (aggression, self-injury etc.), and increasing desired behaviors. After two years as a behavioral technician, she became a program manager and supervisor, responsible for creating the treatment plans for clients and working weekly with caregivers to help them support their child. She also ran a weekly social skills group practicing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to work with children ages 5-7.
More recently, Christina has worked in public schools with various presenting issues including ADHD, autism, anxiety, and depression. She utilizes play therapy, art therapy, and child-led therapy to meet the clients where they are, ensuring that a child feels safe and understood in sessions. Christina is an excellent ally to parents, helping them establish effective strategies with their kids for today’s challenges and strengthening family relationships.
In addition to Christina’s experience working with children, adolescents, and teens, she has also spent time working with individual adults and couples. In her work, Christina has a strong passion to work directly with parents/co-parents to help them navigate difficulties, develop positive parenting skills, strengthen their relationships with their children, and, if appropriate, strengthen the parents’ relationship as well. Christina enjoys family work and believes that each family member plays an important role in making up a functioning family system.
Christina’s training includes CBT, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Mindfulness, Attachment Theory, and Emotionally Focused Therapy. She meets clients with warmth,openness, and acceptance. She is inclusive and aware of cultural, religious, ethnic, gender, and sexual identities. She is committed to continuing her education, increasing her cultural competence, and continually working to further her understanding and knowledge of complex relational dynamics.
When Christina isn’t in session with clients, she enjoys spending time with her loved ones, engaging in creativity of some form, and spending time outdoors with her partner and dog.
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT#143526. Our AMFTs like Christina receive weekly supervision from our team of licensed supervisors.
Christina Specializes In:
- Children and Teens
- Behavioral strategies for teens and children
- ADHD and Autism
- Anxiety and Depression
- Relational issues (co-parenting, families)
Recent Trainings & Seminars:
- Advanced Strategies For ADHD: Customized Treatment For Adults And Children
- Internal Family Systems: Approaches for Trauma and Neurodivergent Relationships
- Working with Suicidal Thoughts: A Handbook
- CBT Tools for Rapid Recovery From Social Anxiety: Expert Tips, Guidance, Q and A
- The CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents
- Attachment Theory: Applying research on attachment to improve parent-child relationships
