Christine Eghenian has over twenty-five years of experience in the mental health field and has worked extensively with individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, and trauma. Her professional style is interactive and Rogerian, emphasizing compassion as much as insight, and she draws from an eclectic range of therapeutic modalities and teachings to address various issues in sessions (listed below are a few of these approaches). In addition, she worked for twenty-five years as a certified massage therapist, deepening her understanding of the body-mind connection. Though her approach is holistic, she has had the opportunity to confer with psychiatrists and has a working knowledge of psychotropic medications.

• Psychodynamic therapies address the power of the unconscious mind and early life experiences in shaping our thoughts and behaviors.
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) alleviates distress associated with adverse life experience by integrating neuronal networks fragmented by trauma.
• Transpersonal psychology emphasizes the transcendent and spiritual dimensions of being human.
• Neuropsychology highlights the dynamic relationship between the brain and the mind, enabling us to change ourselves.
• Mindfulness psychology is concerned with how the quality of our attention and intention remarkably impacts our experience.

Licensure and Education

• California Board of Behavioral Sciences, License #MFC38510
• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
• American Psychotherapy Association (Diplomate)
• Master of Science in Counseling, California State University at Los Angeles
• Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Studies, with a focus on Third World Issues and Ethnic Studies, UCLA