Cristina believes that every person can create and harness their own fuel for mental wellbeing. This often begins with the difficult process of acknowledging our unwanted reality or the unpleasant parts of ourselves. Cristina is committed to helping every one of her clients find and use practical tools to overcome any personal struggle.

Her belief Is rooted in over a decade of self-motivated research, education and practice. Cristina is a Registered Nurse with a Psychiatric specialization and varied experiences in leadership, counseling and teaching. She has spent most of her career in the hospital and academic system.

She has experience and education in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness based CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Somatic Experiencing and nutritional planning. She has worked with clients on such varied issues such as depression, anxiety, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, borderline personality disorder, anger, sexual identity issues, self esteem, self harm, PTSD and trauma issues, immigration and refugee issues, all within a mindfulness focus. Cristina is able to provide cultural and religiously sensitive support.