Counseling Practice
Christie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified Youth Mental Health Specialist (CYMHS), and a summa cum laude graduate of Johns Hopkins University with a Masters of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is the author of THRIVE: A Guide to Individual and Collective Well-Being (2018), a comprehensive curriculum adopted by several American colleges and universities and featured in the U.S. News & World Report's Best College Guidebook (2019) as a program successfully equipping students with skills to proactively prevent health and wellness crises. In her counseling practice and curriculum, Christie specializes in organizing complex, abstract challenges into clear and productive solutions. She utilizes a strengths-based approach to focus on augmenting client awareness, insight, and action to help them solve problems, build resilience, and feel in control of their own well-being and potential. With astute perception and articulation skills and the ability to reveal and inspire significant hope, Christie values confidentiality and establishing strong relationships with her clients in a safe and welcoming environment, accommodating client needs and preferences in therapy to ensure they find counseling to be a rewarding experience.
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) License #PC013111
Certified Youth Mental Health Specialist
EMDR-Trained, EMDR Institute (2018)
Christie is not currently accepting new counseling clients.
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Teaching Experience
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
August 2016 – December 2017 (1.5 Years)
Instructor
* Directed and instructed the self-published THRIVE program to undergraduate students
* Taught comprehensive skills for individual and collective well-being over multiple semesters
* Course was approved and offered to students as a course for academic credit (January 2020)
Franklin & Marshall College (F&M)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
January 2014 – May 2015 (1.5 Years)
Instructor
* Directed and instructed the self-published THRIVE program to undergraduate students
* Taught comprehensive skills for individual and collective well-being over multiple semesters
* Curriculum was sold to several other American colleges and universities to implement
Research Experience
The University of Pennsylvania
Positive Psychology Center, World Well-Being Project
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 2014 – May 2016 (2.5 Years)
Director of Web Development
September 2014 – May 2016 (1.5 Years)
* Research lab led by former American Psychological Association president Dr. Martin Seligman
* designed and directed the creation and promotion of websites and apps to derive and share well-being research insights through the use of social media analyses
Graduate Research Assistant
February 2014 – September 2014 (8 Months)
* Supported well-being measurement expert Dr. Peggy Kern at the Positive Psychology Center.
* Designed user experience and interface for online formats of PERMA well-being measure.
Counseling Experience
Franklin & Marshall College (F&M)
Counseling Services Center
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
January 2014 – May 2015 (1.5 Years)
Graduate Intern Counselor
* Provided counseling to undergraduates: scheduled, intake, walk-in, crisis, or couples
* Supported a range of topics including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, autism
* Trained in DBT intervention strategies; Co-led DBT stress management therapeutic groups
* Received supervision training by the Director and Assistant Director of the Center
* Rebuilt the counseling services website for ease of use and welcoming approach
* Taught self-authored THRIVE course to undergraduate students as an instructor
Ursinus College
Wellness Center
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
August 2015 – May 2016 (1 Year)
Post-Graduate Counselor
* Provided individual counseling to young adults: scheduled, intake, walk-in, or crisis
* Supported wide range of issues including adjustment, bipolar disorder, BDP, and loss
* Participated in case consultation meetings with the medical director and health staff
* Received supervision training by the Director of the Wellness Center and Staff Psychologist
Mason Clinical Group
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
December 2016 – March 2017 (4 Months)
Therapist
* Counseled families and youth, supporting rehabilitation with emotional/behavioral issues
* Worked in homes, schools, and community areas to provide comprehensive level of care
* Created practical, family-focused, least-restrictive, and community-based treatment plans
* Assisted a range of issues including attachment disorders, compliance, and abandonment
The Peacemaker Center
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
November 2017 – October 2023 (7 Years)
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and Marketing Manager
* Provided therapy for the local Philadelphia community via a non-profit organization
* Specialized in supporting teens and young adults as well as their families and partners
* Provided therapy for range of topics such as anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, conflict
* Presented psychoeducation information in sessions, therapy groups, and workshops
* Offered free and subsidized services for those who otherwise could not afford care
Professional Affiliations:
American Counseling Association
Pennsylvania Counseling Association
Chi Sigma Iota Counseling International Honors Society