Christina Carter-Uriss

Christina Carter-Uriss (she/her) received her Master of Social Work (MSW) from Virginia Commonwealth University and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Christina has experience working with multidisciplinary teams in community mental health, inpatient healthcare, non-profit, and private practice settings. She has experience with biopsychosocial assessments, treatment planning, individual and group therapy as well as with connecting clients and families to services within the community.

Christina offers a safe, nonjudgmental space to partner together to navigate through challenges and to achieve life goals.

Specialties

Christina enjoys working with clients over 16 years old with depression, anxiety, and co-occurring substance use disorders as well as those experiencing grief, challenging life transitions, relationship issues, and family of origin issues. Christina is LGBTQIA+ affirming.

Treatment Modalities

Christina uses a variety of of trauma-informed therapeutic modalities with her clients to include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), solution-focused therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Christina utilizes person-centered and strengths-based approaches.

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work, Mary Baldwin University, 2019
• Master of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2021
  ○ Concentration: Clinical Social Work
  ○ Advanced Standing Program
  ○ National Council of Behavioral Health’s Opioid Epidemic Learning
  Collaborative Participant

Licenses and Certificates of Completion

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, VA Board of Social Work
• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Training (CCTP)
• Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist Certification (CAGCS)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certification Training (C-DBT)
• SBIRT for Substance Use Training (SAMHSA)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (Udemy)
• EMDR Level 2 trained

Professional Memberships

• National Association for Social Workers