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Encourage Counseling Services

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Christina (Christy) Muraski is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and is passionate about working with very young children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Christy has experience working with older children, adults, and couples as well. Christy is trained in experiential play therapy and Theraplay. She uses directive and non-directive play therapy to help children with trauma, anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, separation from parents, grief/loss, life transitions, or any other mood or behavioral concern that is impacting a child in a negative way. She also aims to strengthen the relationship between parents and the child as she believes this is crucial for a child’s success and healing. Christy is trained in Circle of Security, a parenting intervention that helps parents create secure attachments with their children. Christy is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) which is an evidence-based treatment for post-traumatic stress and distressing life events, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders allowing individuals to heal. Christy is also bilingual and fluent in American Sign Language. Her background includes being a certified ASL interpreter and counseling deaf and hard of hearing children and parents.

Setting and population served

Private practice clinic serving adults and children.

Location

606 8th Avenue, Howard Lake, MN 55349

Contact

Phone: 320-543-6847
Email Christina  

Encourage Counseling Services’ website 

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Mental health

Hard of hearing

Deaf

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Children

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