My passion is empowering individuals on their healing journey through deeper self-awareness, understanding, and self-acceptance. I believe in the profound resilience of the human spirit and our innate capacity for emotional healing, growth, and transformation. It is sacred work to witness people's pain.

 

My hope for you is simple and powerful: that you awaken to a life you genuinely want to live and feel your inherent worth and value.

 

I view the therapeutic relationship as a collaborative and supportive partnership, seeing us as co-creators in bringing forth your future self. I provide presence, commitment, and clarity to our work, creating an environment where you don’t have to perform, rush, or feel anxious. This is a space where you are met with steadiness, curiosity, and respect—exactly as you are.

 

Attentive and compassionate, my approach is attachment-focused; using the therapist-client bond as a safe space and energetic container, we will meaningfully explore how early relationships with caregivers shape current emotions and behaviors, heal insecure patterns (like anxiety or avoidance), and develop secure ways to connect, trust, and manage emotions for healthier adult relationships. We seek to understand past attachment wounds in order to foster new, secure patterns and greater resilience, moving beyond symptom management and into core relational patterns.  

 

I also use a strengths perspective and positive psychology framework to empower every client to ultimately be a self-guided healer.  You will learn to sense your intuition, embody your inner knowing, and learn to trust your decision-making. You are the author of your story; you alone know your experience. 

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My professional path to social work has been shaped by a deep commitment to advancing social and racial justice and equity, grounded in the importance of truth-telling and reconciliation as essential components of systemic change. I have a longstanding history of volunteering, activism, and nonprofit work with underserved and marginalized communities. I strive to practice in ways that are inclusive and affirming, while upholding strong professional ethics and maintaining a commitment to cultural humility and ongoing awareness-building.

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My professional path to therapy has been profoundly impacted by my love of people and desire for growth and connection. This is undergirded by my own journey of self-inquiry and discovery. I understand my clients because I myself have done the work, and I make a commitment to my clients to continue doing my work. The guide you can trust on the journey is the one who has made this trip down into the depths and back again.

 

I am licensed to practice psychotherapy in both California and Texas. I see clients in person in Los Angeles and via Telehealth throughout CA and TX.

 

Please feel free to message me here, email christina@sensingtheself.com, or DM on Instagram @sensingtheself if you have any questions. I'd love to hear from you and start a conversation. Know that in my heart of hearts, I am for you.

 

Wishing you the best, today and every day - Christina