Christina Pruden

As a social worker, I utilize a person-centered approach meaning I treat every client differently as individuals who both bring strengths and limitations into treatment. I seek to empower individuals to build upon those strengths in order to decrease the influence of those limitations. I bring 15 years of experience in mental health into the therapeutic process and consider the person-in-environment, providing suggestions for resources to assist the individual with their goals as I believe that every person is doing their best, but may not have the tools to function at their best.

I do not believe that therapy should be a lifelong process. I operate according to a brief treatment approach to get you feeling better and back to the things that matter to you in your life. I do offer follow-up support at the frequency you may need in order to maintain yourself at your best.

In our first session, we will continue to get to know each other. I will follow your pace in order to collect a history of relevant experiences. However, I know that people often come into treatment with an issue that they need to focus on now. I practice patience in meeting you where you need to be, and acknowledge that the full intake process may take several sessions depending on the current reason for entering treatment.