TESTIMONIALS
Licensed social workers can't ethically ask therapy clients for testimonials due to confidentiality, the potential for undue influence and licensing rules. Therefore, the testimonials below come from other professionals in the field who know me well and are familiar with my work and abilities.
DeLinda Spain, LCSW, CGP, CEDS
Psychotherapist and Consultant
Clinical Director at Therapy Austin
Austin, Texas
“Christine is a special and wonderful person. She’s incredibly kind, authentic, gentle, intuitive, and grounded—she is someone you can kind of lean into and hold yourself with.
Christine has a clear clinical frame and trusts the therapeutic process and her skillset—which is calming for her clients. She’s always learning and thinking about her clients and what’s best for them. Her clients get better. They are often happier, healthier, freer, and more in love with life.
I’ve heard other therapists say that Christine is knowledgeable, funny, brilliant, and teaches EMDR in a way that is understandable and valuable. She is a role model.”
Relationship: I’ve known Christine since 2018. She has consulted with me on her work with clients and has provided EMDR consultation and trainings to therapists at our agency.
Tammy Linseisen, ACSW, LCSW-S
Clinical Social Worker, Supervisor, and Board-Approved Supervision Trainer
Owner, Central Austin Psychotherapy
Clinical Associate Professor, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
“Christine has a level of maturity and life experience that has allowed her to become extremely compassionate. She sees the best in others and finds strengths where others might not find them. She is kind, humble, authentic, honest, loyal, hard-working and open to feedback.
Christine is also super smart and constantly strives to deepen her skills. For her, it’s not about being smarter. It’s about being able to connect more deeply with her clients and find more effective ways to help them. I can think of numerous times when her clients have gotten better and seen themselves in a completely different light.
Other therapists tell me that Christine has a wealth of knowledge and is incredibly generous with her time. Her ability to build relationships is extraordinarily strong, meaningful and depth-oriented.”
Relationship: I’ve known Christine since 2016 and she has consulted with me on her work with clients. She has also given presentations on DBT to my students at the University of Texas.
Christie Sprowls, PsyD
Psychologist, Trainer, Author
EMDR Texas/Institute for Professional & Creative Development
EMDRIA Certified Therapist, Consultant & Trainer
EMDR Institute Trainer
Trauma Recovery Network Co-Coordinator, Austin, TX
“Christine is exemplary and brings so much compassion, wisdom, and love into everything she does. She is kind, patient, thoughtful, ethical, intuitive, dependable, smart, and always goes above and beyond.
Christine creates a very safe space where clients can be themselves, be understood, and be treated kindly and respectfully in their journey of growth and healing. There have been many clients who have worked with others and finally found a “home” when they came to Christine.
When helping therapists learn EMDR, Christine has a very loving, patient presence that allows people to feel safe in a very vulnerable state of learning. She is gifted at recognizing people’s strengths, figuring out what they need to succeed, and explaining EMDR concepts in a way that best suits their learning styles.”
Relationship: I’ve known Christine since 2012. She has worked with me on projects and completed her EMDR basic training, EMDR certification and EMDRIA Approved-Consultant credentials with me.
Melanie Skyler, LMSW (she/her)
Supervised by Arlene Montgomery, Ph.D., LCSW-S
Senior Counselor at Therapy Austin (specialized in EMDR, ADHD, and military service related issues)
Austin, Texas
“Christine is extremely kind and has a knack for making people feel thoroughly seen and helping them come to know and employ their strengths.
She has an infectious passion for EMDR therapy and has created many resources to clarify EMDR concepts and how they are applied in actual practice. One of her strengths is fostering confidence in clinicians and helping them navigate the complexities one encounters in the therapeutic space.
Other therapists say that Christine is warm, inviting, and exceptionally smart. Through her generosity, she shares invaluable wisdom and expertise gained through study and practice with celebrated experts of the technique, and has helped many clinicians more deeply learn and use EMDR to its full potential.”
Relationship: I have known Christine since 2021 as an EMDR consultant and have worked with her on projects to help therapists learn EMDR therapy as well as ways to adapt EMDR for the unique needs of neurodivergent individuals.
Sol Córdova, M.A., LPC
Pronouns: she/her/ella
EMDR Certified Therapist
AEDP Level 2 Therapist
EFT Trained
Mind & Sol Therapy, PLLC
Austin, Texas
“Christine has a very warm and welcoming presence that creates a lot of safety for learning. In my EMDR consultation with her, Christine always points out what I’m doing well, normalizes the learning process, and highlights areas of growth without shaming. I end up walking away from our times feeling empowered, valued, and with the sense that she trusts her consultees to do a good job! The degree of safety, trust, and “feeling seen” Christine brings to her work is truly unique and allows for more meaningful exploration and deeper learning.
Christine also has an amazing ability to consolidate and explain information in a way that is understandable and digestible. She has created many handouts to clarify concepts and decision points. These visual aids have become solid building blocks that we come back to again and again—and have helped deepen my understanding of EMDR at different stages of my learning journey.
If I were looking for a therapist, I would look for someone with these exact qualities—someone who holds this incredibly safe and accepting space for healing and has the expertise to help me move forward and get to a better place.”
Relationship: I have known Christine since 2018 as both a fellow therapist in Austin, TX and an EMDR consultant.