About My Background

More About Christina and Her Zest for Life

I've been a licensed professional counselor and have had decades of experience. I love people and enjoy guiding clients to higher personal satisfaction. My belief is that when people are open to inner passion, deep levels of joy, and confidence are achieved.

My aim is to be trustworthy, confidential, and caring. Using an evidence based approach, cilents enjoy my uplifting approach to change steeped in positive psychology, cognitive-bias training, Buddhist philosophy (not religion), connection, communication skills, humor, and compassion. More imporant to me is that I practice this approach and live my truth truth.

Part of living my truth was that I earned a pilot's license 30 years ago. I flew Colorado's Continental Divide for 8 years and then flew Idaho's famous wilderness in my taildragger for 22 years. Before that I had raced vintage race cars for three years in Colorado and regularly competed in the 20-mile Boulder Mountain Nordic race in Sun Valley on my skate-skies. On the side I co-instructed aviation ground school for 2 years. In 2015, I flew east to compete in the annual Air Race Classic, an all women, 2500 nm cross-country air race.

What these adventures taught me is that regardless of outcomes, adventures pushed personal satisfaction because they demanded a commitment to living fully. Writing also offers that commitment to expressing myself and my life. I wrote for national and local magazines since 1999 on topics of composure, how to use anxiety constructively, and how connecting in relationships enhances joy.

Ongoing Events

Individual, Group, Family Counseling

Counseling and Life Coaching: Individualized toward personal development, happiness, goals, and emotional needs.

Peak Performance Sports: Olympic mental training for all sports, all level athletic development, coaches, and parents.

Can-Cer-Vive Training/Sessions: Guidance for cancer (MS, Lupus, Fibromyalgia too) patients and their families. Includes pain management, evidence-based biology of optimism, and optimal health.

Teen Leadership: Teen growth and emotional development through individual sessions, and day or summer camps.

Woman Wise Adventure Symposiums: Women's adventure-learning retreats to overcome anxiety, depression, gain clarity in life direction, and enhance relationships.

Artist Ensembles: Ignite passion and boost creativity to discover purpose in your art, momentum, and connect with the business world using creative marketing tools.

Women’s Groups, Men’s Forums. Both focus on self and emotional awareness, removal of blocks from one’s potential, communication skills, and expanding inner potential.