Christina Azaredo

Christina Azaredo is an AASW social worker who uses mind-body and somatic approaches to help people cope with chronic pain, anxiety and life changes. She draws on ten years of clinical experience and her own lived experience with chronic pain to offer a compassionate, practical way forward.

Christina works at a relaxed pace and focuses on safety and curiosity. Early sessions look at what is happening in the body, personal history and current stresses. The aim is to reduce alarm responses, increase self-compassion and help people reconnect with their lives.

Her background includes a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Human Services. She is certified in Pain Reprocessing Therapy and as a Mind-Body (TMS) Syndrome Practitioner, and has training in Embodied Processing. Christina is completing a Diploma of Counselling to further extend her clinical skills.

In practice she supports people living with persistent pain or medically unexplained symptoms, and those who feel isolated by illness or life transitions. She also works with grief, trauma, anxiety, depression and patterns such as perfectionism or people-pleasing that can maintain distress.

Therapy sessions combine body-centred techniques with conversational work. Christina helps clients notice how the nervous system responds, gently reframe unhelpful patterns, and build everyday skills for coping and connection. The process is collaborative and tailored to each person’s goals.

How mind-body approaches translate to online support

Christina uses evidence-informed methods that focus on the body-mind connection and nervous system regulation. Pain Reprocessing Therapy helps people understand how the brain and nervous system can keep pain active and offers gradual steps to reduce protective pain responses and reclaim activity. Embodied processing and somatic work attend to felt experience in the body, teaching grounding and regulation practices that reduce overwhelm and calm the nervous system.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy. Christina works collaboratively to identify which techniques suit each person’s needs and goals, and adjusts the pace as trust and safety grow. She discusses options openly so clients can choose what feels most helpful for their situation.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy life. Online work can make it simpler to maintain weekly contact, practice regulation exercises between sessions, and check in without travel. Because the source biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.