Christina Wade, LCSW

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THERAPY WITH ME The ability to feel in control of your life isn’t out of reach — and you don’t have to get there alone. I’m Christina, a licensed therapist with two decades of experience supporting adults in the LGBTQ+ community as they navigate the complex terrain of trauma, identity, and self-discovery. As someone who is part of this community, a Latinx Lesbian, I don’t just work with LGBTQ+ clients — I understand them. I understand the nuances of identity versus orientation, the difference between belonging and just existing, and what it means to move through a world that doesn’t always see you clearly. My practice is a space for all your “differents” — your intersections, your resilience, your pain, your power. I specialize in recovery work — trauma and substance use —because I believe in the transformation that can happen when we stop moving around our pain and begin to move through it. Trauma comes in many forms — emotional, physical, life-altering, or simply the weight of experiences that have stuck with you longer than they should. My goal is to help you define what’s kept you stuck, take the power out of it, and clear space on your emotional shelf so you can finally breathe, heal, and succeed. There’s nothing more meaningful to me than witnessing someone reach a place of clarity, or watching a former client celebrate a sobriety milestone. Those are the moments I live for — when you realize you have what it takes to live without therapy because the change is real, the tools are yours, and the progress is permanent. MY VALUES AND APPROACH TO THERAPY Therapy with me starts with deep curiosity: about you, your story, your pain, and the parts of your life that feel stuck or unmanageable. I don’t walk ahead or behind — I meet you exactly where you are, and we move forward in lockstep. You define the pace, and together, we define the path. I practice from a place of profound respect for your agency. You’re the expert in your life — my job is to help you reconnect with that truth, and to push you when necessary so you can reach the goals that brought you here. Whether we’re talking through patterns of depression, exploring your internal self-talk, or unpacking long-held trauma, we’re always working toward one outcome: relief. A return to your own sense of power. A way to understand your triggers so they no longer control you — you control them. Recovery isn’t about “getting over it.” It’s about transforming the pain into something new — a scar, not a scab. Scars tell stories of survival, of movement, of power reclaimed. And I want you to be proud of yours.