Christine Trosztmer

Christine has facilitated positive mental health for over two decades.

With experience ranging from working with MVA victims, school-age children, adolescents, and offenders in correctional facilities, she has showcased her adaptability and expertise in various challenging environments. Her work has spanned institutions such as Sheridan, Durham, and Georgian College, Toronto Public Health, Sunnybrook and North York General hospital, where she has played both educational and therapeutic roles.

Christine believes in a holistic, empathetic approach.

Recognizing that everyone faces unique challenges and narratives, she seeks to understand her clients in a deeply personal and non-judgmental manner. This trust and honesty have been pillars of her practice, fostering an environment where clients can open up and seek the change they need.

Empowerment and resilience are central to Christine’s philosophy.

Whether it’s guiding victims of accidents to regain function, helping students in their academic journeys, or assisting individuals in overcoming personal traumas, her strength-based approach shines through. She emphasizes the importance of identifying personal goals, understanding one’s story, and tailoring a therapeutic path that best aligns with the individual’s aspirations.

Together, change is possible.

Christine’s extensive background, both in trades and therapeutic services, has endowed her with a unique skill set that allows her to address a vast array of issues. By actively listening and collaborating with her clients, she sets forth realistic, actionable goals that pave the way for healing, growth, and positive change.

Diversity and safety are paramount.

Christine’s engagements, from teaching scuba diving to conducting research on diverse topics, underscore her appreciation for varied backgrounds and experiences. She champions an environment that celebrates equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring that all clients have a secure space to confront, discuss, and heal from their challenges.

A little bit more about Hypnotherapy…

A psychotherapist who is also a certified hypnotherapist combines traditional psychotherapy with hypnotherapy, utilizing the trance state to enhance therapeutic outcomes. Unlike regular psychotherapy, which primarily involves conscious dialogue and cognitive techniques, hypnotherapy involves guiding the client into a deeply relaxed and focused state, or trance, where they are more receptive to suggestions and can access subconscious thoughts and memories. This state allows the therapist to address issues more directly and effectively by providing tailored suggestions and exploring underlying subconscious conflicts, facilitating deeper insights and emotional healing that may not be as easily accessible through conventional psychotherapeutic methods alone.

Learn more about Christine’s Journey:

Everyone needs help now and then, it is why we live in societies!

Most psychological problems begin when a person cannot cope with a situation or is not coping well.   This usually happens because they have never been exposed to that type of situation or there is just too much of it.  That is where I come into the picture…

Having earned my master’s degree in counselling psychology in 2004, I began working as a counsellor and psychometrist working with MVA victims, helping to assess and then to treat those clients, returning them to full function.  I say full function because it is not possible to turn back the clock. 

I started life in a family of tradespeople, and not surprisingly, I joined the trades and worked as a technician and did construction, taking breaks while I attended university.  Then I developed repetitive motion disorder and took a hard look at the bodies of my family, as well as their aches and pains, and decided to leave those trades I enjoyed so much and chose to do my master’s in counselling psychology. 

I have been an equestrian for most of my life and fell from a horse, breaking my hip.  When I got back to riding, I realized I would never be able to ride like I did before because I literally lost a few muscles from the accident as well as a bunch of nerves.  I was working on my master’s in applied neuroscience at the time, so made a choice between what was more important and beneficial for me, choosing my degree. 

We cannot go backwards and should not try.  Instead, we can move on to bigger and better things.  If you don’t like lemonade, try a lemon meringue pie.  The point is, there are options available if we know what they are, are willing to do the work, and have the help.  Today I teach part-time, do a little renovation work, am a scuba instructor and counsellor.  I could be resentful at having to change my life over and over again; instead, I used those events to change my direction and keep on enjoying, or maybe even enjoying my life more!