- Warm conversational style
- Humanistic approaches
- Experience with life transitions
About Christie
Christie Carol Spahr is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 26 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, self esteem, depression, relationship strain, and major life changes. Her approach is warm and conversational, aimed at helping clients know themselves better and build confidence and self-compassion.
Christie uses humanistic, existential, and person-centered methods to create a respectful space for talking through thoughts and feelings. She also draws on motivational, narrative, and spoken-word approaches to help people tell their story in new ways. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings and on noticing small shifts that add up over time.
Her background includes a bachelor of arts in Religious Studies from the University of Oregon and 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., which informs her broad worldview.
Christie often uses running and persistence as metaphors in therapy, reflecting a lifelong commitment to endurance and personal challenge. She emphasizes self-compassion, tolerance, and trust as tools for managing painful experiences and for rebuilding confidence.
She welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English. People who choose to work with her typically start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions according to her availability.
Christie uses humanistic, existential, and person-centered methods to create a respectful space for talking through thoughts and feelings. She also draws on motivational, narrative, and spoken-word approaches to help people tell their story in new ways. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings and on noticing small shifts that add up over time.
Her background includes a bachelor of arts in Religious Studies from the University of Oregon and 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., which informs her broad worldview.
Christie often uses running and persistence as metaphors in therapy, reflecting a lifelong commitment to endurance and personal challenge. She emphasizes self-compassion, tolerance, and trust as tools for managing painful experiences and for rebuilding confidence.
She welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English. People who choose to work with her typically start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions according to her availability.