Christina Fiddes

christina’s Bio

After graduating with my undergraduate degree in 1999, I worked for 9 years as an advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse, both in the non-profit and criminal justice settings. I earned my Masters of Social Work from the University of Georgia in 2010 and immediately began work as a therapist for Hillside, one of Georgia’s premier psychiatric residential facilities. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed to practice and supervise in the state of Georgia. I am also certified to provide TeleHealth to residents of Florida. My practice has been dedicated to providing children, adolescents, and adults, as well as family and group therapy, for 15 years. I hold certification as a DBT – Linehan Board of Certification as a DBT therapist™ and was the first therapist in the state of Georgia to be certified in the attachment-based modality Theraplay®. I am also an EMDR therapist and am intensively trained in both DBT-PTSD and DBT-PE to treat trauma.

I believe everyone has a desire to feel connected to themselves and to their world, and I believe there are many challenges (big, small, or in between) in life where there is divergence between what an individual wants to do and what they are presently capable of doing. There may be events from early childhood or events along the way that are simply too much for a person to hold on their own. Maybe there is no particular event, rather a general sense of pain and suffering, or a space within that feels empty or unfulfilled. I believe, regardless of how one came into their pain or suffering, individuals want to balance their world with acceptance of those things that cannot be changed in the moment with the strength, motivation, and mindset to make change, to venture into the unknown, and to experience life differently. I am honored when I am invited into a person's space to help them learn to experience life in a way where joy and pain walk in balance.