Christine Heikkenen-Black

Christine Heikkenen-Black is a licensed counselor practicing in Colorado and Virginia with nine years of professional counseling experience. She has worked extensively with adolescents and families in both school settings and private practice, and brings experience from a long career in education.

She holds CO LPC LPC.0018611 - a Licensed Professional Counselor credential in Colorado - and is also a licensed addiction counselor. A retired special education teacher, she has held numerous education licenses and has served in school systems for much of her career.

Christine is a Certified Rehabilitative Counselor and has provided counseling for behavioral concerns, emotional and trauma-related needs, substance use issues, brain injury, and intellectual and developmental challenges. Her work emphasizes Gottman methods, and she has completed all three levels of Gottman Clinical Training. She is also trained as a Seven Principles of Marriage educator and a Bringing Baby Home educator.

Her practice focuses on helping individuals, couples, and families address addictions, relationship difficulties, family conflicts, and trauma or abuse. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to the individual’s needs. Christine prioritizes listening carefully and patiently, and she supports clients through the anxiety that can accompany beginning therapy.