- Trauma-informed care
- Strengths focused
- Mindfulness based
About Christina
Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade is a Minnesota licensed professional counselor clinical (LPCC) with 11 years of experience. She offers steady, patient support for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and life transitions. Her style is calm and nonjudgmental, and she aims to help people build on their strengths.
Crissy uses client-centered care and cognitive behavioral approaches to help people make practical changes in day-to-day life. She also brings emotionally-focused and mindfulness work into sessions when those fit a person's goals. Her background includes work with Native American communities and an interest in culturally informed care.
Her practice includes trauma-informed methods and approaches that can address trauma, PTSD, and related issues. She has experience with first responder concerns, veteran and armed forces issues, and compassion fatigue. Crissy notes work with adoption and foster care matters and supports people dealing with grief, loss, and parenting strain.
She has experience helping teens with anger, motivation, and self-esteem, and she also sees adults and elders. Crissy uses techniques aimed at addressing substance and process addictions alongside co-occurring mood symptoms like depression and bipolar concerns. She lists coping with natural or human-caused disaster among areas of focus.
People can expect collaborative sessions that explore goals and practical steps. Crissy encourages clients to use their own strengths and values when making changes. Her approach blends talk work with skill practice and mindfulness exercises when useful.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and building on what already works for a person. It helps people feel heard and clarify their goals so they can try changes that make sense in daily life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills for managing anxiety, mood, sleep, and compulsive behaviors that get in the way of daily functioning.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and shifting emotional patterns that affect relationships and self-regulation. It can be useful for intimacy-related concerns, grief, and strong emotional reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions often blend approaches so people can try practical tools while also addressing deeper emotional material.
Specific session formats were not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and offer shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows continued care when disruptions occur, while the therapist helps tailor pacing and homework to everyday schedules.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
Areas listed include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and coping with life changes including natural or human-caused disaster.
What is the typical therapeutic style?
Sessions emphasize a client-centered approach with cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused elements. Mindfulness and existential perspectives may be used to support insight and practical change.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The clinician has 11 years of professional work experience in counseling and mental health services.
What credentials and region are listed?
The provider holds the LPCC credential specifically Minnesota LPCC and is based in Minnesota.
In which language are sessions offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.