Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade, LPCC

Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, practicing in Minnesota with 11 years of experience. She lists stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, depression, and addictions among her areas of focus. She also notes work with LGBT concerns, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy, sleep problems, parenting challenges, career transition, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.

Crissy describes a trauma-informed orientation and mentions work with intergenerational trauma. She uses approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. Her background includes experience with Native American communities and the Ojibwe culture.

The biography notes several additional interests: adoption and foster care, disaster recovery, drug and alcohol addiction, first responder issues, impulsivity, intellectual disability, isolation and loneliness, jealousy, veteran and armed forces issues, and multicultural concerns. She also lists panic, phobias, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, and process addictions among areas she addresses.

She references techniques like Brainspotting and notes experience helping teens with anger management, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. The original text also mentions Play Therapy, Sand Tray Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy alongside CBT.

Crissy emphasizes that people know their own stories and strengths. The biography presents her as someone who partners with clients to work toward change and greater satisfaction with life.

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