Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade

Christina (Crissy) Irrgang-Wade is an LPCC practicing in Minnesota with 11 years of experience. She uses a practical, person-centered style and aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through hard things. Crissy emphasizes listening first and building on each person’s strengths.

She draws on client-centered approaches alongside cognitive behavioral tools to address stress, anxiety, depression, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder. Mindfulness and emotionally-focused ideas are part of her work when people want help with regulation, relationships, or managing strong emotions. Her background also includes work with addictions, impulse issues, and process-related problems like gambling and porn use.

Crissy has experience supporting people after trauma, including post-traumatic stress and abuse-related difficulties. She notes special experience with adoption and foster care matters, first responder issues, and the needs of Veterans and Armed Forces issues. Intellectual disability is listed among her focus areas and she includes this when relevant to a person’s needs.

She has worked for many years with Native American communities and the Ojibwe culture, and she brings that cultural experience into sessions when appropriate. Crissy describes herself as patient, understanding, and nonjudgmental, and she aims to help people feel heard while they make changes.

To begin, she asks people to share their goals and builds a plan that fits their life. The emphasis is on collaboration and practical steps people can use between sessions.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. The therapist creates a supportive stance that helps people talk through their story and identify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and offers clear, practical strategies to change unhelpful cycles; it can be useful for anxiety, panic, mood issues, and problems like insomnia or impulsivity.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as needed rather than sticking to a single method.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and letting people meet from locations that suit them. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions that avoid video if someone prefers audio only to reduce bandwidth or screen time. Confirm the exact session formats offered before booking so you know whether video or phone options are available. Online work aims to bring the same practical skills and supportive listening into everyday routines.