Client Challenges

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It can be overwhelming and difficult to navigate on your own. That's where I come in! Whether it be betrayal trauma, sexual/porn addiction, trauma, depression, or anxiety, in a caring and compassionate way I help you identify and overcome barriers to your happiness and well-being. 

 We all experience different challenges as we journey through life; some may experience depression, or anxiety, while others are overwhelmed because of past traumas, such as sexual abuse or other trauma. I am here to help guide you on the road to recovery and fulfillment; you are not alone.

As a clinician, my desire is to provide my clients a safe and empathic environment where they may experience growth and insight. I implement Art, Play, and Sand-tray modalities as well as EMDR and ART as I counsel children, adolescents, adults, and couples. 

A.R.T.                                                  Art Therapy
Attachment-based                       Christian Counseling
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)         Culturally Sensitive
Expressive Arts                                Family/Marital
Family Systems                               Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing             Multicultural
Narrative                                           Person-Centered
Psychodynamic                               Reality Therapy
Relational                                          Sand Play
Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)       Trauma Focused

We can explore effective ways to manage and heal the complexities of life and develop coping strategies to better enable you to "enjoy the journey." It would be my privilege to guide you through your recovery and healing process. 

• Depression
• Divorce
• Domestic Violence
• Dual Diagnosis
• Eating Disorders
• Family Conflict
• Gambling
• Grief
• Infidelity
• Life Transitions
• Marital and Premarital Issues
• Men's Issues
• Mood Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Peer Relationships
• Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem
• Self-Harming
• Sexual Trauma
• Sex Addiction
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Suicidal Ideation
• Thinking Disorders
• Trauma and PTSD
• Women's Issues

• BA 1992 Eastern Washington University (EWU)
• MS 2016 Eastern Washington University (EWU)
• License No. and State:  11567274-6004 UT
• License No. and State:  LH 60845527 WA
• License No. and State: CP0305 NV
• License No. and State: 2019013526 MO
• EMDR Trained
• A.R.T Trained
• CSAT 3

My name is Christie McDermott; I am a Christian, a mom of seven children and a grandma/nana to many, many more! My time away from being a counselor is spent playing and enjoying life with them. I love spending my life in service to family, and others; I believe it is through serving others that we truly learn to love.

I didn’t start out my career as a counselor; it is something that evolved over time. In 1992 I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and received my teaching certification.  I spent many years as a teacher, in both Illinois and Washington. I went into teaching because I wanted to facilitate growth and learning in my students, but soon came to the stark realization that unless their basic needs are met, educational goals will not be achieved. I saw pain and discouragement in many of my students and their families. It was with that in mind that I graduated from EWU’s Masters of Counseling program. 

Being a counselor provides me the opportunity to facilitate healing of childhood wounds, not only in children and adolescents, but with their parents as well. I believe the breakdown of the family has resulted in the breakdown of society; I anticipate that if we can heal the children, adolescents, adults, and couples, the family and society will improve.   

I also serve those who have a Sex  and/or  Porn  Addiction, along with the Betrayal Trauma experienced by their partner and family. Science has discovered sex and porn addictions rewire the brain; treatment can remove the rewiring and foster the development of new neural pathways which are healthy, which result in sobriety which result in healing, for both partners and the family. It's truly an honor to work with this population.