Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade, LPCC

Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade brings a practical, skills-focused approach rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She uses clear techniques to help people reduce anxiety, manage stress, and cope with trauma. Crissy writes and talks in straightforward ways so parents can quickly know what to expect in sessions.

Crissy is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - LPCC - practicing in Minnesota with 11 years of experience. She focuses on common life pressures like depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and problems with sleep and motivation. She also supports people dealing with addiction, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Her work blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed tools. Sessions often include practical exercises, thought work, and mindfulness techniques to change unhelpful patterns. Crissy also draws on emotionally-focused ideas to address difficult feelings and improve how people connect with others.

She has experience supporting people who have endured trauma, including intergenerational trauma, and offers approaches that address both emotions and body-based reactions. Crissy has worked with Native American communities and is familiar with Ojibwe culture through many years of contact.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability.

How CBT, Client-Centered, and EFT Work Online

Christina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding. CBT focuses on practical exercises and small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, panic, and low mood. Client-Centered Therapy provides steady, nonjudgmental listening so people feel heard as they sort out goals and choices. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and sit with hard feelings, which often improves closeness and emotional understanding.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about what is getting in the way, try techniques together, and adjust the plan based on what the person prefers and what helps most. That way sessions stay focused on real problems and real steps forward.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules and needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and text-based messaging can help with brief ongoing support. These options make it easier to maintain therapy through busy days, evenings, or when travel would make in-person visits difficult.