Donna Christianson, M.A., LMFT, CCATP
Donna Christianson, M.A., LMFT, CCATP
Verified
Telehealth Available
Professions: Marriage & Family Therapist
License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Primary Credential: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - #128453
Supervisor: Kathleen Benitez LCSW#17747
Telephone: 510-369-1125
Billing and Insurance:
I don't currently accept insurance, but I can provide documentation if clients wish to submit to an insurance company for "out of network" benefit coverage
Session Fees: My Fee is $170.00. My sliding scale ranges from $170.00 to $90.00
I have limited spots available for lower fee clients.
I am only seeing clients via telehealth.
Sliding Scale Available
Free Initial Consultation
Evening Availability
What's My Approach to Therapy?
Are you in transition? Struggling with anxiety, depression, self-criticism or low self-esteem? Wanting to feel more empowered in your life, relationships and work? Tired of simply surviving? Are you seeking a warm, caring and skilled therapist who will listen and help support you to create a life that truly reflects and supports your aspirations and dreams? Who is devoted to your well-being and can offer both the practical help and emotional support to help you to thrive? If so, I'd like to help.
My approach to therapeutic work is grounded in holistic methodology. I work from a strength-based approach to empower my clients. I incorporate several different theories and models so I can utilize interventions that are uniquely tailored to each individual. I start with each client from a humanistic and relational standpoint to focus on the relationship and allow people to arrive as they are. Humanistic means that I work from a place of non-judgment. There are enough ways that we experience judgment and shame in the outside world that I work hard to provide a space that is free of that. I accept you as you are.
I am fully train is Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) which I utilize in my practice.
My Practice & Services
I focus on creating a safe environment for my clients because coming into therapy, itself, can be very exposing. Admitting there is something that we want to change about ourselves or our lives is hard and it takes great courage.
I am a registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #IMF101873. I work with teens, adults, and couples. I specialize in working with people who are couples in conflict, individuals who struggle with self-acceptance, self-esteem, and self-worth. I help individuals look at their patterns in life and in relationships to help repair the hurt in their hearts. I am fully trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) by the Institute of Creative Mindfulness.
Importance of the Client-Therapist Alliance
A lot of wounding happens within relationships and I put great importance on the relationship between therapist and client. Developing a safe relationship with a therapist allows people to heal from all the relational wounding we can experience on a daily basis. Working relationally is to support people in finding healing and safety within a facet of life that is often harmful.
Therapy Services & Specialties
- Art Therapy
- Coaching
- Consultation
- Counseling for Offenders
- Creative Arts Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Individual Therapy & Counseling
- Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
- Premarital Counseling
- Telehealth
Client Age Groups I Work With
- Teens
- Adults
Languages
- English
Groups I Work With
- Trauma survivors, domestic violence survivors, victims of sexual assault and couples who are in crisis.
Industries & Communities Served
- Education
- First Responder/Medical Professionals
- LGBTQ+
- Military/Law Enforcement
- Professional Sports
- Self-Employed and Freelance Professionals
Client Challenges & Concerns I Address
- Abandonment
- Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
- Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
- Addictions and Compulsions
- Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
- Adoption / Reunion Issues
- Aggression and Violence
- Aging and Geriatric Issues
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Attachment Issues
- Behaviorism
- Blended Family Issues
- Body Image
- Borderline
- Breakup
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Caregiver Issues / Stress
- Child and/or Adolescent Issues
- Chronic Illness / Disability
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency / Dependency
- Communication Problems
- Control Issues
- Creative Blocks
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
- Domestic Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating and Food Issues
- Emotional Abuse
- Emotional Intelligence
- Emotional Overwhelm
- Emptiness
- Family of Origin Issues
- Family Problems
- Fear
- First Responders
- Forgiveness
- Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
- Health / Illness / Medical Issues
- Helplessness / Victimhood
- Hoarding
- Identity Issues
- Inadequacy
- Incest
- Individuation
- Infidelity / Affair Recovery
- Irritability
- Isolation
- Jealousy
- LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Issues
- Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
- Men's Issues
- Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
- Military and Veterans Issues
- Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
- Narcissism
- Obsessions and Compulsions (OCD)
- Oppositional and Defiant Behavior in Children and Teen
- Parenting
- Perfectionism
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- Post Partum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
- Power
- Pre-Marital Counseling
- Prejudice / Discrimination
- Psychosis
- Rejection
- Relationships and Marriage
- Religious Issues
- School issues
- Seasonal Affective (SAD)
- Self-Actualization
- Self-Care
- Self-Compassion
- Self-Confidence
- Self-Criticism
- Self-Doubt
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Self-Love
- Sensitivity to Criticism
- Sexual Assault / Abuse
- Shame
- Social Anxiety / Phobia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation and Behavior
- Suspiciousness / Paranoia
- Teen violence/dating violence
- Trust Issues
- Values Clarification
- Women's Issues
- Workplace Issues
- Worry
- Worthlessness
- Young Adult Issues
Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods
- Anger Management
- Art Therapy
- Body-Mind Psychotherapy
- Breathwork
- Clean Language, Symbolic Modeling, and Metaphor Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Collaborative Couple Therapy (CCT)
- Creative Art Therapy
- Depth Therapy
- Developmental Psychology
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Dreamwork
- Emotion Focused Therapy
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
- Feminist Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Hakomi
- Holistic Psychotherapy
- Humanistic Psychology (humanism)
- Integral Psychotherapy (IP)
- Integration of different therapy models
- Jungian Psychotherapy
- Logotherapy
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions
- Narrative Therapy
- Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
- Object Relations
- Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy)
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Sand Tray Therapy
- Somatic Experiencing (SE)
- Transpersonal Psychotherapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
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