Meet Christina

 

Christina Lanteigne is a Registered Social Worker with over 10 years of experience supporting infants, children, youth, and parents in schools and other community mental health settings.

She supports clients with adjusting to parenthood, maternal & infant mental health, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, parent/child relationship challenges, and concerns with early childhood behaviour in school & daycare settings.

With warmth and compassion, Christina gets to know you and your children, your family dynamics, and your hopes for outcomes of therapy. Christina is highly trauma-informed and committed to healing within relationships, meaning that she will work diligently to ensure that her relationship with your family will be a place of comfort and safety. 

Christina believes in supporting people across the lifespan. She has specialized training in Perinatal, Infant, and Early Childhood Mental Health, and draws on her own experience as a parent, ensuring a safe and non-judgmental space to navigate your concerns. She supports your family with a primary focus on Attachment Theory, Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. She is also dedicated to ongoing education so that she can remain grounded in an anti-oppressive framework and dedicated to anti-racism.

The first step is a phone call with our Client Care Coordinator Anne-Marie to ensure that we get you set up with right support for your family’s unique needs.

Areas of treatment

 

  • Infant mental health 

  • Perinatal mental health

  • Emotion regulation

  • Grief & loss (child and parent and pregnancy loss)

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Parent, parent-child & family conflict/repair

  • Behavioural concerns in young children

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

 

Techniques used

  • Attachment Theory 

  • Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)

  • Solution Focused Therapy

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Trauma-Informed

  • Mindfulness and self-compassion

  • Play and creative arts

  • Polyvagal Informed

Education

  • Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto

  • Bachelor of Applied Science: Child, Youth & Family from the University of Guelph 

Certifications

  • Perinatal Mental Health Certification

  • Birth and Reproductive Trauma Certificate

  • Supporting Parents with a History of Trauma

  • Foundations in Infant and Early Mental Health Practice Certificate 

  • Trauma-Informed Single Session Solution Focused Brief Therapy 

  • Children’s Grief and Bereavement Certificate 

  • Indigenous Cultural Competency Training (OFIFC)

  • Trauma-Focused CBT

  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Professional organizations

  • Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

  • Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)