Christine Price, AMFT

Anxiety, OCD, & LGBTQ+ Therapist in Sacramento, CA

And virtually throughout California

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #162932, Supervised by Heather Brown, LCSW #114639

Therapy shouldn’t have to involve explaining yourself and your experience ten times over before you finally build enough rapport to actually begin healing. Whether you’re a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, a person of color, or neurodivergent, you’re free to show up exactly as you are here: no explanation necessary.

My experience navigating the world as a Black, bisexual woman informs the way I practice therapy. I’ve coped with minority stressors and microagressions while finding my own identity, and know what it’s like to experience discrimination on multiple levels. My goal for our time together is to help you better understand your own identity while collaboratively developing tools to help you manage anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and the after-effects of trauma.

I provide a welcoming, inclusive space where you can drop the mask and heal on your own terms.

I work with:

Teens

College Students

Adults

Experiencing:

- Persistent worry about a variety of topics, or one specific topic that causes emotional distress to think about
- Avoidance of people, places, or things that spike your anxiety
- Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and anxiety related to your identity, sexuality, or orientation
Read more about anxiety and our approach to anxiety therapy here
- Obsessions (sometimes referred to as intrusive thoughts) that are unwanted, distressing, and hard to stop thinking about
- Compulsions, or repetitive behaviors (including mental behaviors such as ruminating or mental reviewing the facts of a situation) that make the obsessions go away temporarily
Read more about OCD and our approach to OCD therapy here
- Life events that cause significant emotional distress to think about or remember
- Including racism, homophobia, and intergenerational trauma
Common symptoms of post-traumatic stress include:
- Hypervigilance (feeling like you have to be on alert 24/7)
- Chronic anxiety or fatigue
- Depression or hopelessness
- Avoidance of people, places, or things that remind you of the traumatic event
- Sadness, grief, anger, resentment, shame, and other strong emotions about what happened or the people involved, including yourself
- Experiencing racism, homophobia, or xenophobia
- Questioning or having conflicting feelings around your sexual orientation or gender
- Exploring your cultural identity, including the intersection of your race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion, country of origin, disability status, and more
- Navigating challenges in queer relationships
- Coming out, and other communications with loved ones about your sexual orientation and/or gender

And who want to:

Gain a deeper understanding of themselves, their identity, and how their cultural background and mental health intersect
Develop realistic strategies for navigating relationship challenges with partners, family, and friends
Spend less time overthinking and more time enjoying the present moment
Learn how to overcome intrusive thoughts and stop the endless “what if“ spirals
Learn how to use their creativity and artistic side as an outlet of healing
Explore the impact of intergenerational trauma on their mental health, and develop tools to break the cycle

“I have a deep connection to, and passion for, multiculturalism and how it influences our mental health. Because no two people are the same, I am continuously driven to help clients explore their unique inner world.”

Sessions with me include:

Multiculturally-oriented care that honors your unique life circumstances, culture, and beliefs
Insight into how your life experiences affect your mental health, and vice versa
Research-backed tools to help you overcome anxiety, OCD, self-doubt, trauma, and related issues with confidence
Warmth, validation, and human connection with someone who deeply understands your pain
Integration of artistic and creative outlets to help you heal from within (for those who are interested in art therapy)

To help you achieve your goals, I offer the following types of therapy:

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) - Practical skills to manage intense emotions, cope with stress, improve your relationships, and stay grounded in the present moment

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - Helps you understand the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and actions

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) - The gold standard of therapy for OCD. Helps you break the cycle of OCD so you have fewer intrusive thoughts and can stop engaging in compulsions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Realistic strategies to help you cope with all life’s complexities - both good and bad - by increasing your emotional resilience and teaching you how to live in accordance with your values

Art Therapy - The integration of a wide variety pf art techniques to help you express, process, and gain insight into your emotions and experiences

LGBTQ+, multicultural, and neurodivergent-affirming care - Therapy that takes into account all aspects of your identity and lived experience, including family of origin, religion, race/ethnicity, disability status, and so much more. This includes viewing your circumstances from a trauma-informed and intersectional lens.

Education and training:

MA in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University

BA in Psychology from California State University East Bay

- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: ACT for PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, and Personality Disorders with Dr. Daniel J. Moran
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy Training with Katelyn Baxter-Musser
- Exposure and Ritual (Response) Prevention for OCD through National Association of Social Workers
Coursework in LGBTQ-affirming care through Pepperdine University