Christina Schrader, LCPC, CMPC

Christina received her Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology with a concentration in Child Protection from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and received a Master’s level Certificate in Sports and Performance Psychology from John F. Kennedy University.

Christina is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who has an individualized approach to therapy. Her clinical experience includes working with children, adolescents, and adults. Christina gained her clinical experience working in high paced environments such as in a private psych hospital in the Emergency Services department and working for Cook County Health and Hospital Systems treating a variety of issues and populations.

Christina utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness, working with mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, adjustment issues, anger management, trauma, grief, and life transitions. Currently, Christina’s special interest areas in practice include sports injury and identity, athletic retirement and transitions, mental performance, and LGBTQIA+ and is an advocate and ally for all communities.

Long before working in the mental health field, she has experience as a competitive athlete and can appreciate the impact an athlete’s mental health can have on their performance. She competitively participated in soccer and rugby, in addition to participating in many other different sports socially, and can appreciate utilizing different mental performance skills for different sports.