about chrissy

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Qualifications + Experience

  • I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Washington (LH60818315). 

  • I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (#4201) through the International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp).  

  • I hold a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science with minors in Psychology and Women’s Studies.

  • My experience includes talk- and experiential-based counseling with individuals and groups at the partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient levels of care.

  • An extensive background in competitive athletics informs my therapeutic work.

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Therapeutic orientation

I believe all bodies are innately good and wise, but the power of systemic and individual factors can often cause us to turn away from ourselves, making body-trust difficult.  

I work from the perspective that freedom with food, body, and physical activity is possible, yet looks different, for all bodies. I hope to support individuals discover their unique style of eating, moving, and embodiment and to challenge the narrow (and often harmful) images and definitions we’re taught about food, body, and exercise. I believe all bodies deserve to move intuitively and joyfully, as much or as little as they are able and desire, without shame, obligation, avoidance, or compulsivity.

I pull from many therapeutic models to facilitate (re)discovery of trust and companionship with ourselves and our bodies, but most of all, I use the therapeutic relationship as an agent of change. Therapy with me is relationally focused. 

My work is based in values aligned with a Health at Every Size, anti-diet approach. 

Photo by Bekah Inouye