Christina Castañeda, LPCC

Christina (she/her) has a warm, humorous, curious, and humanistic approach to therapy. She understands the need to be heard, validated, and seen for your life experiences without judgment. Believing you are the expert of your life, Christina holds space for you and all of your parts, including cultural, spiritual/religious, and personal/social identities.

Christina’s passion is trauma work. Trauma comes in many forms, and each experience can have a profound impact on our overall functioning. Feeling stuck, activated, immobilized, and foggy can feel impossible to overcome yet healing from within is possible through holistic and specific treatment.

Not fond of tradition, Christina loves to incorporate many tools into the therapeutic space including walk and talk outdoors, somatic breathing exercises, and meditation practices in conjunction with her trauma therapy modalities.

Christina is trained in both EMDR and Brainspotting; she is also a Certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner. Each modality helps empower from within and build your internal tools. More specifically, EMDR helps you move beyond negatively held beliefs about yourself and past experiences. Brainspotting helps you process and release stored somatic material in your body. Havening utilizes therapeutic touch to shift brain frequencies, release helpful hormones, and experience relief.