Hello. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Aspen, Colorado. I believe each of my clients has the strength to overcome personal struggle.
Christina is dedicated to coaching individuals and teams to lean into their lives and work with greater intention, compassion, and courage through
Secure Leadership. It is important for me to build a strong connection with my clients so they feel understood and listened too. It is also important that my clients feel empowered to achieve their personal goals in session and in their daily life! I utilize a cognitive behavioral approach to assist clients in relearning new and healthy ways of thinking and doing! Additionally, I enjoy taking session outdoors on a hike or walk! I have extensive experience in Crisis work and Trauma. Other areas of specialty: Mood Disorders, Anxiety, Self-Esteem, EDs/Addiction, Self-Harm, Personality Conflicts, and Parenting Skills.
03/11/2026
The stories we tell ourselves become the stories we live from. But when tension rises at work, those stories can change fast.
“They don’t value my work.” “I’m falling behind.” “This always happens.”
In my newest Substack, I explore three practices that help leaders stay steady when emotions rise.
Because secure leadership isn’t something we achieve. It’s something we practice.
🔗 Link in bio to read the full piece. 🤓
02/27/2026
Last week I had the opportunity to spend the morning talking about Secure Leadership with a room full of thoughtful, engaged human resource professionals.
We explored something I care deeply about: Leadership is a relationship, and, first and foremost, it starts with the relationship you have with yourself.
At the core of this is secure attachment, the experience of feeling safe enough, seen enough, and grounded enough to stay connected to yourself and others, especially under stress.
Because under pressure — conflict, urgency, transition — even very capable leaders fall into protective patterns.
Over-controlling. Withdrawing. Reacting quickly. Doubting themselves.
Not because they’re bad leaders. Because they’re human nervous systems trying to stay safe.
When we understand that, we stop taking everything so personally. We get curious sooner. We repair faster. And we lead with more steadiness and courage.
Conflict doesn’t disappear. But our capacity to move through it changes. That’s where real leadership lives.
I left energized by the honesty in the room and the shared recognition that many workplace situations don’t need to escalate the way they do. With awareness and skill, we can address them earlier with clarity, steadiness, and integrity!
01/06/2026
Give a like if you’ve done any of the following during a conflict…
– Said something remarkably ridiculous
– Acted completely out of character
– Raised your voice or shut down entirely
– Avoided someone like it was your job
– Replayed the conversation in your head a hundred times afterward driving yourself dizzy
– Tried to “logic” your way out of it
- Attempted to prove you were not at fault
– Got flooded, defensive, or overly accommodating
– All of the above.
Yeah, people do dumb stuff in conflict. Most of us have no idea why.
That’s why I’ve been on a journey researching and educating myself about the intricacies of conflict.
The fact is, as humans, we struggle with conflict — and we don’t have to. I’ll be sharing more in my Substack and LinkedIn newsletters. Check out link in profile!
12/09/2025
THIS!
Vulnerability is often misunderstood. It is a risk. It does not guarantee you won’t be emotionally hurt. And yet, it is the sure path to authenticity, connection, love, empowerment, and resolution of conflict.
11/18/2025
When couples come to me, they’re usually not “broken.” They’re overwhelmed. They’ve slipped into a negative dance where one partner gets bigger, the other pulls away, and the space between them fills with misunderstanding, assumptions, and hurt.
When communication breaks down, it’s rarely about the topic on the table. It’s about everything underneath it: the fear, the longing, the vulnerability, and the meaning we make when we don’t feel seen or safe.
In my work, we slow that whole dance down. We look beyond the content and into what’s actually shaping the moment — the nervous system, the attachment patterns, the beliefs and stories each person carries.
Using the science of attachment, nervous system awareness, and the tools of Secure Communication, we work on:
➜ Naming what’s really happening (not just reacting)
➜ Speaking from clarity instead of defense
➜ Understanding how beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors loop together
➜ Repairing ruptures and rebuilding trust
➜ Creating emotional safety within each partner and between them
A healthy partnership isn’t about avoiding conflict. It’s about learning how to return to the table — again and again — with compassion, curiosity, and clarity.
✨ This is Secure Love in action.
11/17/2025
From the outside, it can look like we’re doing “fine.”
But inside, so many women are carrying the weight of old patterns — conflict we don’t know how to navigate, stories we’ve outgrown, and a longing to feel more grounded, connected, and confident in our relationships.
Becoming Secure was created for women who are ready to change that.
This 7-week group experience helps you build a secure attachment with yourself first — so you can show up with more clarity, coherence, and compassion in every part of your life.
Inside the program, you’ll learn how to:
✨ Handle triggers and conflict with more steadiness and intention
✨ Understand your attachment patterns (without shame or labels)
✨ Shift out of old roles like people-pleasing, pursuing, or shutting down
✨ Communicate in ways that build connection instead of reactivity
✨ Live into your most empowered, secure self — not the version shaped by fear.
This work is tender, deep, and life-shifting — and you won’t do it alone. You’ll be held in a small circle of women doing the same brave work alongside you.
In the last year, I have had the honor of leading 4 cohorts of Becoming Secure Ladies and I can’t wait to kick off a new year feeling more grounded and capable to lead you all.
Enrollment is now open for January 2026. ❄️ Tap the link in my bio to learn more and apply.
Are you ready? 💜
11/17/2025
From the outside, it can look like we’re doing “fine.”
But inside, so many women are carrying the weight of old patterns — conflict we don’t know how to navigate, stories we’ve outgrown, and a longing to feel more grounded, connected, and confident in our relationships.
Becoming Secure was created for women who are ready to change that.
This 7-week group experience helps you build a secure attachment with yourself first — so you can show up with more clarity, coherence, and compassion in every part of your life.
Inside the program, you’ll learn how to:
✨ Handle triggers and conflict with more steadiness and intention
✨ Understand your attachment patterns (without shame or labels)
✨ Shift out of old roles like people-pleasing, pursuing, or shutting down
✨ Communicate in ways that build connection instead of reactivity
✨ Live into your most empowered, secure self — not the version shaped by fear.
This work is tender, deep, and life-shifting — and you won’t do it alone. You’ll be held in a small circle of women doing the same brave work alongside you.
In the last year, I have had the honor of leading 4 cohorts of Becoming Secure Ladies and I can’t wait to kick off a new year feeling more grounded and capable to lead you all.
Enrollment is now open for January 2026. ❄️ Tap the link in my bio to learn more and apply.
Are you ready? 💜
11/17/2025
From the outside, it can look like we’re doing “fine.”
But inside, so many women are carrying the weight of old patterns — conflict we don’t know how to navigate, stories we’ve outgrown, and a longing to feel more grounded, connected, and confident in our relationships.
Becoming Secure was created for women who are ready to change that.
This 7-week group experience helps you build a secure attachment with yourself first — so you can show up with more clarity, coherence, and compassion in every part of your life.
This work is tender, deep, and life-shifting — and you won’t do it alone. You’ll be held in a small circle of women doing the same brave work alongside you.
In the last year, I have had the honor of leading 4 cohorts of Becoming Secure Ladies and I can’t wait to kick off a new year feeling more grounded and capable to lead you all.
Enrollment is now open for January 2026. ❄️ Tap the link in my bio to learn more and apply.
Are you ready? 💜
11/04/2025
The most important attachment we’ll ever have is the one we form with ourselves.
It’s easy to think leadership is about what we do - the decisions, the strategy, the outcomes.
But how we lead always begins with how we relate to OURSELVES.
When we move through stress, conflict, or uncertainty, it’s our internal security that determines how we show up. Not a title, or our training.
From that place of steadiness, everything opens: clarity, compassion, and the capacity to lead with INTENTION instead of impulse.
That’s what I call Secure Leadership. And it starts within! 💙
I wrote more about this in my new Substack post:
✨ From Attachment Theory to Secure Leadership: The Science of How We Show Up (link in bio)
10/28/2025
Sometimes the best strategy sessions don’t happen in the office. They happen between breaths, on a climb, with a friend who sees your vision.
Movement makes room for new ideas.
10/28/2025
Have you ever walked into a meeting and felt your body tense before anyone spoke?
That’s your brain predicting.
It’s scanning for uncertainty and budgeting energy so you can stay ready — not because you’re fragile, but because you’re efficient.
When things feel tense, your system isn’t protecting you so much as preparing you.
Awareness lets you notice those predictions, pause, and guide your body back to calm — to curiosity, compassion, and clarity.
That’s what conscious leadership looks like: noticing the pull toward control and choosing connection instead.
For years, I thought my work ethic alone defined me. I was dedicated, reliable, “hard-working and driven.”
But behind the scenes, my nervous system was often running the show. In the presence of authority, I’d shrink into people-pleasing, fueled by anxiety. Other times, I swung the other way — curt, questioning, on edge.
What I didn’t understand then was that my body was already deciding who I would be in the room, long before I could.
Attachment science gave me language for this. It taught me I wasn’t “too much,” and it gave me the clarity and grounding I needed to show up differently — in leadership, in work, and in life.
That’s what I shared in my latest Substack essay: “The Day My Nervous System Walked Into the Room Before I Did.”
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Christina is a licensed professional counselor specialized in cognitive behavioral therapy, and leadership coaching & consultation for businesses and individuals.
Christina began her psychotherapy career in community mental health and detention centers in Philadelphia PA, her home town. She has a strong clinical acumen and experience in crisis and trauma-informed care. Her practice currently focuses on anxiety related issues, relationship & communication, and conscious leadership individually and collectively. Within her practice, she places strong emphasis on neuroscience, exposure
therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and a live BIG: boundaries, integrity, generosity mindset.
Christina is the founder of the Aspen Strong and co-founder of Changing Brains, Changing Lives Symposium.
She is a member of the Denver Speaker Bureau, providing education on work life balance, trauma and shame resilience, and maintaining mental hygiene as a leader. She has been recognized for her leadership and advocacy in mental health on various panels and magazines, specifically distinguished as Aspen Peak's Woman of Influence in 2015.
