Hi, I’m Christina

I'm a Registered Social Worker with more than 15 years of experience working in mental health across community and hospital settings.

 

I work with active and retired Firefighters, Police Officers, Paramedics, military personnel and healthcare workers navigating the pressures that come with high-stress work and life.

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My approach is straightforward, practical, and without a lot of unnecessary jargon.  You don't have to sit and talk about your feelings for an hour if that's not your thing. We'll figure out what's going on, what you want to change, and what might actually help.

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I understand that in First Responder and other high-stress professions, asking for help can feel unfamiliar. You may be used to being the person everyone else calls when things go sideways.

 

Therapy doesn't have to mean you're broken or that you can't handle things. 

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Sometimes it's simply about having a place where you don't have to be the one holding everything together.

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We might work on things like:

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• Anger, irritability & being constantly on edge

• Burnout, stress & feeling emotionally exhausted

• Work-related trauma and difficult calls

• Intrusive memories, nightmares or images that won't leave you alone

• Difficulty switching off after a shift

• Relationships, communication & conflict at home

• Feeling disconnected from your partner, family or yourself

• Alcohol or other coping strategies that may no longer be working

• Major life changes, identity & figuring out what's next

• The cumulative impact of years spent in a high-stress profession

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I use approaches including EMDR, CBT, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and crisis intervention principles.

 

More importantly, I'll meet you where you're at and we’ll focus on what is actually useful for you.

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You don't need to have the right words. You don't need to know exactly what's wrong. And you don't need to wait until things are falling apart.

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Sometimes you just know it's time to do something different.