Christina Adams, LICSWA (she/her)

Let’s be real, having a body is complicated. Given the context of the world we live in, it makes sense to feel a wide range of emotions about your body, food, movement, and the list goes on. Eating disorders, disordered eating, body image concerns, and low self-worth can so often feel like they come part and parcel with our society and the traumas so many of us endure throughout our lives. Thank goodness you don’t have to figure it all out alone!

I believe that healing comes through gentle curiosity about ourselves and answering the question of “Why am I like this?” with nonjudgmental compassion. I believe that no one knows you better than you, and that my role as your therapist is to walk alongside you as you navigate the path toward better understanding and caring for yourself. So much of the world tells us that shaming ourselves if the way to change. My goal is instead to have compassion for the wisdom in even your most painful ways of coping, and to help you find new ways to cope that are more aligned with who you want to be.

My approach to therapy

I work individually with adults, both in-person and virtually. I am strongly aligned with the values of Health at Every Size (HAES) and approach therapy with an anti-oppressive lens. I draw from various modalities, including: Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS). I am a strong believer in the role of humor in healing, because I am certainly no stranger just how absurd and nonsensical our thought processes can be. Clients who are looking to re-evaluate the role of food, movement, and body image in their lives, who want to explore childhood hurt and trauma, who enjoy having space to not take themselves too seriously while still sitting with the hard questions and emotions, and who love when a song lyric or a meme speaks what they’re struggling to express will work well with me.