Christine Rios, LMHC, CFRTP, Therapist in The Villages, Florida

Christine Rios helps adults find steady footing when anxiety, depression, trauma, or substance use concerns begin to disrupt daily life. She provides individual therapy through LifeStance Health for patients across Florida, offering a calm, collaborative space where people can feel understood while working toward meaningful, lasting change. Her clinical work centers on treating anxiety, depression, and PTSD/trauma, with additional experience addressing alcohol and drug use issues. Christine blends evidence-based approaches to help patients build practical skills, increase emotional flexibility, and reduce the intensity of distressing symptoms. She is known for balancing compassion with clinical clarity, supporting adults and seniors as they navigate life transitions, chronic stress, grief, and recovery. A core passion of Christine’s work is trauma-focused care, including the use of Accelerated Resolution Therapy to help patients process difficult experiences in a structured and empowering way. She is especially mindful of how trauma can affect mood, relationships, and daily functioning, and she works at a pace that prioritizes safety, resilience, and patient autonomy. Christine offers individual therapy utilizing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), while also drawing from additional therapeutic tools as clinically appropriate. She has experience working with first responders and military members and veterans, in addition to adults from diverse backgrounds seeking support for mental health challenges. Outside of her clinical work, Christine enjoys being out in nature, traveling to new places, and spending time with her husband and their dogs. She has been practicing since 2016 and continues to value thoughtful, personalized mental health care for adults throughout Florida.