About Christina Gipson, LPC-Associate, NCC

Supervised by Sandy Stillo, PhD, LPC-S

Maybe you know something needs to change, even if you aren’t completely sure what it is yet. You don’t need to have it figured out before coming to therapy. Sometimes, that’s the whole point.

On the other hand, many of the people I work with can explain exactly what their problems are. They know what led them to this point, they recognize the patterns they find themselves in, and they know why they find themselves repeating them too.

I prefer to work on feeling rather than knowing, though—because we can’t know ourselves out of these patterns. We have to get comfortable with feeling, the good and the bad. So whether you come to therapy knowing exactly how you got here or having no idea where to begin, we’ll focus less on finding the perfect explanation and more on creating change you can actually feel.

Therapy With Me

I’m Christina Gipson, LPC-Associate, NCC, and my approach is relational, integrative, and collaborative. I may be an expert in mental health, but you are the expert on yourself. No two people are the same, so the way we work together depends on you. My role is to bring my education, training, perspective, and curiosity to help us make sense of it together.

My work is grounded in relational therapy, and I integrate mindfulness-based interventions, like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and somatic approaches. When appropriate, I also incorporate EMDR and expressive arts into our work.

This means we may spend one session exploring patterns showing up in your relationships and another paying attention to what happens in your body when you talk about something difficult. We might work on making room for an emotion instead of immediately trying to get rid of it, notice the ways you’ve learned to protect yourself, and learn how to trust and connect with others. Overall, I want to support you in building a life that actually reflects what matters to you.

I offer counseling services in-person in Dallas, TX and telehealth services for adults across Texas.

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Training and Credentials

I earned my Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Texas A&M University–Commerce and am a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate and National Certified Counselor.

My clinical experience includes working with children, adolescents, and adults across inpatient, residential, PHP, and IOP levels of eating disorder care at Eating Recovery Center, as well as providing individual and group therapy in private practice with a focus on trauma, anxiety, depression, and disordered eating. I also have experience conducting biopsychosocial assessments with adolescents and adults in intensive outpatient care.

Additionally, I completed EMDR basic training through an EMDRIA-approved training provider.

Areas of Focus:

• Adults (Ages 18+)

• PTSD

• Complex Trauma

• Disordered Eating & Body Image

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Life Transitions

• LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care