Christina Holyoak (she/her)

Your little one means the world to you. It is frustrating when you know they are struggling but you don't know how to help. In play therapy, children express themselves through their play. The toys they choose are their words. I strive to create a safe and warm environment where you and your child can express yourselves honestly. I offer parent consultations, one-on-one play therapy sessions, and family therapy sessions to best meet your needs.

I will help you identify the patterns in your family that are causing you pain and we can change them together. I have an understanding of how families experience stress, change, and adapt and I believe I can help when families feel stuck. I can help each member of your family feel heard and express their emotions safely. I believe you all can move forward together and start on the path of healing.

You deserve to feel safe and connected in the relationships that mean the most to you.

I have always had a deep love for children. For this reason, I have devoted much of my academic and personal study to child development. I have developed and taught parenting courses, managed a child day-care, and done therapy with many children and parents. I have a warm approach as a therapist and design developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions to help children and adolescents heal.

The desire to help families heal is what drew me to therapy. While I see a variety of clients, my study of family systems is the very foundation for my therapeutic beliefs. For this reason, I like having as many members of the family in the room as possible, where appropriate. I believe that individuals in a family are all influenced by any single member's behaviors. This is why I believe, healing is most effective in a family context.

The desire to help families heal is what drew me to therapy. While I see a variety of clients, my study of family systems is the very foundation for my therapeutic beliefs. For this reason, I like having as many members of the family in the room as possible, where appropriate. I believe that individuals in a family are all influenced by any single member's behaviors. This is why I believe healing is most effective in a family context.

Most of my work as a therapist has been with couples who are distressed. As a marriage and family therapist, I understand how critical your relationship is in influencing your entire family. I approach therapy from an attachment framework. This means my goal is for you to feel safe and connected again. Together, we can start the process of healing in your relationship.

The majority of my work as a therapist has been with couples and families. The last six years of my life have been dedicated to the study of relationships and how to improve them. Even if you have felt disconnected from your partner for years, I can introduce tools that can help you feel connected again. As an emotionally focused trained therapist, I can help you express pain and hurt that you have been bottling up and create a new story in your relationship.