Christen Hansel

(she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Accepts

Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Anxiety and Trauma

Intro Style Cost More info

Great to meet you!

Compassion is at the center of my practice. There are good reasons why you feel the way you do. But a lot of us are so harsh with ourselves on top of our pain--I work with my clients to develop the skills to treat themselves with kindness, which gives a lot more space to use tools for healing and to get unstuck.

A bit about my approach to therapy

My background, experience, and studies make me especially suited to help with anxiety and religious trauma, but a lot of other struggles are on the menu too!

What you can expect from our first session

With clients, I work to build self-compassion skills, learn in-the-moment mindfulness tools for regulating the nervous system, and to figure out what each next best step is to moving toward the kind of life you are hoping for.

Christen's style is

Affirming

Warm

Inquisitive

Insurance carriers Christen accepts

Aetna

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Carelon Behavioral Health

Cigna

Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey

Oscar

Oxford

United Healthcare

More about Christen

MSEd (Master of Science in Education) at Old Dominion University

License type: LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) (Virginia)

Gender: Female

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Languages: English

Works with: Adults and Seniors

More specialties: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Family Issues, LGBTQIA+, Stress, Cultural & Ethnic Issues, Grief, Loss, Women's Issues, Identity Issues, and PTSD

Modalities: Positive Psychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Humanistic, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)