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Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade, LPCC

  • Experience11 years
  • LocationMinnesota
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Christina

Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 11 years of clinical experience who practices from Minnesota. She leans on client-centered principles, meeting people where they are and helping them identify their strengths while using evidence-informed tools like cognitive behavioral strategies and emotionally-focused techniques.

Background and approach

Her approach emphasizes collaboration, patience, and a respectful, nonjudgmental stance as clients work through stress, anxiety, trauma, mood concerns, ADHD, and related challenges. Crissy also integrates mindfulness and existential perspectives to help clients explore meaning, values, and present-moment coping.

She has additional experience across a wide range of concerns including addictions, grief, intimacy and relationship issues, parenting and career stress, and multiculturally informed care. Her background includes work with Native American communities and familiarity with Ojibwe cultural contexts, and she draws on that experience when it is relevant to a client's story.

Clients can expect practical skill-building alongside supportive exploration aimed at improving functioning and resilience. Christina frames therapy as a collaborative process: she helps people clarify goals, try strategies such as CBT and EFT, and adjust the plan as needs change.

Integrating Focused Therapies with Online Accessibility

Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, collaborative relationship in which the therapist follows the client's lead and supports self-directed growth; this approach helps when someone wants validation, clearer goals, and confidence to make changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building, which is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and managing impulsivity or ADHD-related challenges. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) concentrates on patterns in emotional responses and interpersonal bonds, helping people better understand and shift reactions in close relationships.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process rather than a single upfront decision. Christina will work collaboratively to explore which methods fit a client's goals, preferences, and circumstances, adapting techniques and pacing as needs become clearer during treatment.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering practical flexibility for scheduling, travel limitations, or fluctuating energy levels. These formats allow consistent access to licensed professionals and enable continued skill practice between sessions, making it easier to maintain momentum while balancing day-to-day demands.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does this therapist address?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and compassion fatigue.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental, combining client-centered listening with structured approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused methods.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has 11 years of professional work experience and has developed clinical skills across trauma-informed care, mood disorders, and addiction-related concerns.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds the credential LPCC with license details MN LPCC CC01998 and practices from Minnesota.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Services are provided in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different needs.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseAnger managementSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDrug and alcohol addictionFirst responder issuesImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

Minnesota

Languages

English