- Client-centered focus
- CBT informed tools
- Mindfulness practice
About Christina
Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade is a Minnesota licensed professional clinical counselor with 11 years of experience. She takes a steady, person-centered approach and focuses on helping people who struggle with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, trauma, and addiction. Her manner is patient and nonjudgmental, and she aims to help clients feel heard and understood.
Crissy blends client-centered work with practical tools drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. She listens for a person’s strengths and builds on them, helping clients set small, manageable goals. Sessions often focus on everyday changes that improve mood, sleep, and daily functioning.
Her background includes work with Native American communities and knowledge of Ojibwe culture. That experience informs a culturally aware way of talking through identity, grief, and intergenerational trauma. She also has experience supporting people facing bipolar symptoms, postpartum challenges, and compassion fatigue.
Crissy uses other approaches when helpful, including emotionally-focused methods and existential ideas that explore meaning and values. She has additional experience with adoption and foster care, first responder issues, and process and substance-related addictions. Her work with teens has included anger management, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence building.
People who meet with Crissy can expect collaborative sessions that emphasize practical next steps. She encourages clients to name what matters to them and then works alongside them to try options that fit their life and schedule.
Therapy approaches that fit into daily life
Client-centered work focuses on following the client’s lead and treating them as the expert on their own story. This approach helps people feel heard and builds a shared plan that matches their values and goals.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) gives practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and coping with panic or intrusive thoughts.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and emotional regulation. These practices can be paired with other techniques to manage stress and cravings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each client to decide which methods to try based on the person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process means methods can shift over time as progress and priorities change.
If you want online care, confirm current session options before booking. The practical benefits of online work include saving travel time, fitting sessions into a busy day, or choosing a format that uses less bandwidth or no camera when needed. Therapists can help plan how sessions will fit your routine and what to try first.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, trauma, addictions, and related issues such as grief and relationship strain.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centered and practical, mixing listening with hands-on strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and community care.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds the LPCC credential and practices in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.