My Approach to Helping
Hello! My name is Christine Perry and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I believe treatment should be as unique as each individual, therefor my approach is very clientperson centered and strength based. This gives us the opportunity to utilize your needs to create a space in which you can heal and grow. Throughout my clinical experience, I’ve utilized a variety of techniques that are based in both interpersonal and person centered, for me this means that we work from the perspective that each individual has the answers they need. During treatment we will utilize Solution Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (among others as needed).
I have experience working with young children, adolescent, adults, families, and caregivers with a variety of concerns ranging from stage of life, to severe impairment of daily life. Additionally, I have experience working with those in crisis (SI, HI, self-harm), eating disorders, mood disorders, relational issues, maladaptive coping skills, addiction, and life adjustment disorders. My presence is therapy is empathetic, present, and caring with a dash of humor as appropriate. Depending on the stage of treatment I can be your cheerleader, your hope holder, or step up and be a guide for the next positive transition in your life.
I found myself entering into this profession because I find myself in awe of the strength and enormous bravery of those grappling with life issues, myself included. It takes courage to enter a room and share your struggles and to trust the person sitting across from you while you enter into your healing phase, I will forever honor that. During sessions you can expect to explore your concerns, identify your needs, and work collaboratively in setting goals if needed, otherwise being a listening ear to help you process. During our first session we will spend time setting the expectations for therapy, completing administrative tasks, listening to your story, and getting to know each other.