Christina Paige

I work hard to create honest, collaborative relationships with clients so they can feel comfortable exploring what is bringing them in to seek therapy. I will help guide you through any symptoms or feelings that are getting in the way of your daily life and long-term goals. Clients will often explore their current relationship dynamics, family, and early childhood history as well as dynamics at work, home, or school. I am passionately committed to helping people understand themselves better, both in terms of their problematic patterns and inherent strengths, while helping them feel better about themselves and their ability to cope. I do this in an open, caring way with a keen ability to listen and empathize. I firmly believe therapy can be a healing relationship that will help you feel more clarity about your relationships and your history, so that you can feel more comfortable within yourself and lead your most fulfilling life. I trained at Smith College and have been working in the field for more than 19 years. At Stanford children’s hospital, I worked closely with families and children with chronic and terminal illnesses and provided outpatient therapy to Spanish-speaking individuals in the nearby community who lacked access to outpatient psychotherapy. I also helped manage the psychiatric care of children who were at risk of being removed from their families with a focus on keeping them together. I learned creative and collaborative ways to help support families through the chronic stress of poverty, racism, severe mental illness, substance abuse and trauma. I have recently worked for several years with individuals who survived decades of wrongful incarceration. Here I developed a nuanced understanding of complex trauma and have helped support and guide clients as they return to society and attempt to heal from multiple losses over many years. These experiences helped me develop excellent diagnostic skills and the ability to manage crises calmly and collaboratively. My approach is flexible, respectful, and curious. I have been trained in psychodynamic theory and some cognitive behavioral therapy as well as internal family systems therapy. These different approaches help inform my interventions and understanding of clients’ needs. I have a lot of experience, comfort and in-depth training about PTSD and Complex PTSD and how to support people in healing from trauma. One thing that is important to me is to have a sense of humor and most of all, to feel connected to my clients.