- Pain reprocessing therapy
- Mind-body approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
About Christina
Christina Azaredo is an AASW social worker with ten years' clinical experience in Australia. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and major life changes. Christina also helps with guilt and shame alongside attachment issues, chronic pain, body image and related concerns.
Christina uses mind-body and somatic ideas in her practice. She draws on her own experience of chronic pain to understand how physical symptoms and emotions can stay linked. Sessions look at what is happening in the body and in life to help reduce protective responses that keep problems going.
Her work is collaborative and paced to the person. Early meetings focus on understanding the situation and deciding whether this way of working fits. Christina describes her approach as relational and grounded in building a greater sense of safety in the body.
She integrates evidence-based techniques such as Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with somatic and embodied processing. Christina also uses parts-informed work and motivational interviewing to help people notice patterns like perfectionism, people-pleasing or avoidance.
People who come to her often want help with chronic pain that persists after medical treatment, with the grief and identity changes that follow illness, or with ongoing anxiety and obsessive thoughts. She supports people to explore emotions tied to family history, shame, guilt and isolation, and to experiment with new ways of responding.
Christina holds a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Human Services. She is a certified Pain Reprocessing Therapist and a Mind-Body Syndrome Practitioner, and is completing a Diploma of Counselling.
Mind-body and evidence-based approaches delivered online
Christina draws on Pain Reprocessing Therapy to help people understand how the brain and nervous system can keep pain going. This approach involves noticing how thoughts, body signals and behaviour keep protective pain patterns active and trying gentle experiments to shift those patterns.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and taking meaningful action even when difficult thoughts and feelings are present. ACT is helpful for anxiety, depression and for living with ongoing symptoms that do not fully resolve.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Christina will work with the person to see which techniques fit their needs, goals and preferences. She discusses options in the first one or two sessions and adjusts the plan as therapy progresses.
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk to Christina about how to structure sessions so they suit your routine and the kind of work you want to do.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include chronic pain, attachment issues, body image and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses mind-body and somatic ideas to explore how those feelings show up in the body and life. Sessions look at patterns and practical ways to respond to those emotions.
How much experience does she have?
Christina has ten years of clinical experience working in Australia. Her lived experience with chronic pain also informs her approach.
What are her official credentials and where is she based?
She is an AASW social worker practising in Australia and holds a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Human Services.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
She does not currently accept international clients.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.