Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Christina works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Minnesota
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christina
Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota with 11 years of experience. She uses a calm, patient approach and focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and life stressors. Christina talks plainly and listens closely to what each person brings to sessions.
She draws on client-centered methods to build trust and create a respectful space. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns, test unhelpful thoughts, and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
Emotion-focused and mindfulness work are part of her toolkit for processing feelings and developing self-awareness. Christina has experience with trauma-informed care and with issues connected to addiction, grief, relationship strain, and anger. Her background includes years of work with Native American communities and knowledge of Ojibwe culture.
That experience informs how she approaches multicultural concerns and complex stressors. Sessions include practical steps such as grounding skills, thought records, and gentle exploration of painful memories when the client is ready. She believes people bring strengths that help them change, and she helps them notice and use those strengths.
Christina offers multiple online formats including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. She guides clients through a short matching questionnaire to get started, then supports scheduling based on availability.
What Christina works with
Everything Christina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Christina's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christina lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s experience first. The therapist listens without judgment, follows the client’s lead, and helps people build on what already works for them. This approach supports a respectful, strengths-based dialogue that fits well into video or messaging formats.Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical tools like thought records, behavioral experiments, and skill practice to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and change unhelpful patterns. These exercises can be assigned between sessions and reviewed on video or in messages.
Emotion-focused work helps people name and process strong feelings. It uses guided reflection and experiments to shift how emotions are experienced and expressed. Mindfulness practices are also used to build awareness and calm the body when stress or anger arise.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and therapist decide together which methods feel most useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send short updates, try brief exercises between sessions, or communicate when a longer appointment is not possible.
Questions people ask about Christina
What concerns does Christina commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, depression, and addictions, among other issues listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, using clear strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people change thoughts and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
Christina has 11 years of professional experience and practices with a trauma-informed lens informed by long-term work with Native American communities.
Which credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds the LPCC credential as a Minnesota LPCC and provides services while based in Minnesota.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.