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Online therapist

Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade

Calm, practical support for parenting and life changes

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Credentials
LPCC
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Christina

Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade uses client-centered work as the starting point for therapy. She listens closely and builds practical plans with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addictions, parenting concerns, and other life challenges. Crissy is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - LPCC in Minnesota and brings 11 years of professional experience to sessions.

She focuses on trauma-informed care and offers techniques that target body and emotional responses, including Brainspotting.

Background and approach

Brainspotting is used to help process trauma, anxiety, depression, and addiction by working with where people hold distress in the body. Crissy also draws from cognitive behavioral methods to help clients change patterns of thinking and behavior. Sessions are guided by respect and patience.

Crissy aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can make small, realistic changes. She emphasizes the client as the expert on their own life and builds on existing strengths to reach goals. Her background includes work with diverse communities in Minnesota and experience connecting with Native American and Ojibwe cultural perspectives.

That history informs a culturally aware approach and an effort to meet each person where they are. Crissy offers multiple online formats and adapts methods to fit each person’s needs. She helps with parenting stress, relationship and intimacy questions, grief, bipolar and mood challenges, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and many other concerns listed in her specialties.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a plan around each person’s strengths and goals. It helps when someone needs a calm, steady space to talk through parenting stress, anxiety, grief, or life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, ADHD challenges, and impulsivity in concrete steps.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose and adapt methods based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds in early sessions. That can mean combining listening-based support with CBT tools or adding body-focused work like Brainspotting when it seems helpful.

Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, or parenting responsibilities and to keep momentum between visits. Licensed professionals can use each format to teach skills, check progress, and adjust plans so therapy stays practical and focused on daily life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addiction, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy questions, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Her work is client-centered and trauma-informed, combining listening with practical tools. She uses approaches like Brainspotting and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people manage symptoms and learn new patterns.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience as a mental health clinician working in Minnesota and with local cultural communities.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - LPCC, license MN LPCC CC01998, and practices in Minnesota.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English

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