Christina Donaldson, M.A. (PSB34486)

Christina Donaldson is currently working as a Psychological Assistant and being supervised by Dr. Lehman, while completing her Doctoral Dissertation in Clinical Psychology on Adolescent Romantic Love at Pacifica Graduate Institute.  She is also the Director of Research for The Rhythm Arts Program (TRAP), which using rhythm to enhance learning and life skills in individuals with different developmental challenges.

Christina completed her B.S. in microbiology at the University of Minnesota in 1998, and completed her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica in 2005.  She has worked therapeutically with adolescents since 2000, both as a wilderness youth counselor and a school-based counselor.  In Santa Barbara, Christina has worked at the Family Therapy Institute’s Academy of Healing Arts (AHA!) teen program, Vista del Mar’s Psychiatric Inpatient Unit, and worked for 4 years as a therapist at the Central Coast Intensive Outpatient Eating Disorders Program. 

Christina’s specialities as a therapist include:  adolescent development and transitions, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, enhancing creativity, couples, families, children, and relationships.