- Humanistic approach
- Values focused
- Story based work
About Christie
Christie Carol Spahr is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 26 years of professional experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and low self-esteem. Christie supports those coping with life changes and stronger feelings like guilt, shame, loneliness, or panic.
She focuses on helping people learn who they are and build self-compassion, trust, and confidence. Sessions aim to reduce painful emotions and refocus on personal values. Christie uses straightforward conversation and reflective listening so clients can name what matters and try new ways of coping.
Her approach draws from humanistic, existential, and person-centered ideas. Motivational and narrative methods also shape how she works, including spoken-word techniques that invite personal storytelling. This mix is meant to create an open, nonjudgmental space for honest talk about feelings and behavior.
Christie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from the University of Oregon and later completed a Master of Arts in Psychology with a specialty in Marriage and Family Therapy. Before graduate school she worked in sports marketing and studied Indigenous cultures in Australia and the U.S.
Outside of therapy she is a lifelong runner and has completed marathons around the world. She often uses lessons from endurance running to talk about persistence, values, and the small steps that lead to change. Christie welcomes conversations about whether her style fits a person's needs.
She focuses on helping people learn who they are and build self-compassion, trust, and confidence. Sessions aim to reduce painful emotions and refocus on personal values. Christie uses straightforward conversation and reflective listening so clients can name what matters and try new ways of coping.
Her approach draws from humanistic, existential, and person-centered ideas. Motivational and narrative methods also shape how she works, including spoken-word techniques that invite personal storytelling. This mix is meant to create an open, nonjudgmental space for honest talk about feelings and behavior.
Christie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from the University of Oregon and later completed a Master of Arts in Psychology with a specialty in Marriage and Family Therapy. Before graduate school she worked in sports marketing and studied Indigenous cultures in Australia and the U.S.
Outside of therapy she is a lifelong runner and has completed marathons around the world. She often uses lessons from endurance running to talk about persistence, values, and the small steps that lead to change. Christie welcomes conversations about whether her style fits a person's needs.
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