Hi! I’m Christina and so excited to meet you. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist in the state of Connecticut. I have nearly a decade of experience working with adults who have co-occurring disorders, meaning both substance use and mental health struggles.  I have extensive experience working with adults across the lifespan overcome issues with depression and anxiety, and mitigate general life stressors.  I am personally invested in women’s issues and aiding individuals in trauma work and discovering their resilience. I am an ally to the LGBTQIA community and provider of gender-affirming care. I also specialize in burnout prevention and aiding individuals in restoring their self-care practices.

From a clinical perspective, I strongly believe in creating a genuine therapeutic bond and use warmth, humor and empathy to nurture such relationship.  I am trained in motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive behavior therapy practices and use these modalities primarily in session. I am clinically guided from a feminist and intersectional framework to honor the complex and multi-dimensional identities we all have. I am a strengths-based practitioner and align with the humanistic perspective to aid in seeking social justice.