Christina Amico

Christina is a doctoral student in the School and Applied Child Psychology program at Western University. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology from Western University and is also an Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT). Through these experiences, Christina has worked as a classroom teacher, a clinician in community clinics providing therapy and assessments, and has facilitated mindfulness-based therapeutic groups. 

Christina provides virtual counselling services in English to children, youth, and young adults. Christina supports clients with various mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, ADHD, and low self-esteem. Using techniques from various modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, (CBT) Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Christina provides evidence-based treatment to meet specific therapeutic goals. Christina also conducts psychoeducational assessments for individuals with various learning, socioemotional and neurological profiles. 

She is passionate about providing a safe, compassionate, and inclusive space, practicing from an intersectional and anti-oppressive lens. Christina emphasizes a client’s strengths to help foster resiliency, working from a strength-based perspective. Her supportive and collaborative approach empowers individuals to learn skills that will enable them to create meaningful and positive life changes.

Therapist