Education
Bachelor's Degree at UNI in Social Work and then MSW at St. Catherine's/ St. Thomas University in St. Paul, MN. Christie's focus in the Master's program was clinical social work.
Experience
Christie has been a licensed social worker for over 23 years, working in a variety of settings and with a wide range of client populations. Some of them include working with high risk teens, hospice clients, frail and elderly, traumatized adults, adults living a life in recovery, homeless families and adults struggling with mood disorders. Christie has been in private practice at an outpatient clinic in St. Paul, MN for the past 10 years. For the clinic, she was working in several different areas such as co-facilitating an Intensive Outpatient Program with adults struggling with depression, anxiety, grief & loss and PTSD, seeing adults one on one in the office as well as working directly in Assisted Livings and Nursing Homes seeing clients one on one. Recently, her family relocated to Northwest Iowa.
Credentials
LISW (state of Iowa), LICSW (state of Minnesota)
Areas of Specialty
Christie has many years experience working with young adults right on up to clients 90 years and older. Christie has been intensively trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Using those as well as a variety of modules, Christie most currently works with adults struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief and loss as well as other diagnosis pertaining to mood disorders. Having worked in group settings, home environments and clinic settings Christie is excited to bring her knowledge and areas of specialty to the Season Center's team.
Locations
Spencer