Charity Gichina
LMFT
PLAINFIELD
Charity is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over ten years of experience providing behavioral health services to at-risk families, adults, and children facing various mental and physical health challenges. Her approach to therapy focuses on the holistic wellness of the mind, body, and spirit, as well as work-life balance. She is an excellent communicator, with bilingual language skills derived from lived cross-cultural experiences, allowing her to engage with diverse clients effectively. She is committed to delivering exceptional therapeutic services that positively impact clients and help them achieve life-altering health results.
Charity’s areas of expertise include individual and family therapy, multicultural counseling, behavior therapy, couples therapy, Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Cognitive processing therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Motivational interviewing. Charity received a Post-Masters in MFT at Indiana Wesleyan University, a Master of Applied Health Science at Indiana University, a Master of Sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute of Science and Technology, and an undergraduate degree in Education at Kenyatta University in Kenya.
AGES 18 AND UP
Below is a partial list of the conditions treated by the clinician.
ABUSE-CHILDHOOD
ADDICTIONS-CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
ADDICTIONS-ILLICIT DRUG
ADDICTIONS-CHEMICAL
ADDICTIONS-NON-CHEMICAL
ADDICTIONS-SEVERE
ADDICTIONS-SEXUAL
ADHD
ALZHEIMERS
ANGER MANAGEMENT
ANXIETY DISORDER
AUTISM/DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
BEREAVEMENT
BIPOLAR DISORDER
CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS
CHRONIC ILLNESS/CANCER
CHRONIC PAIN-RELATED ISSUES
CONDUCT DISORDER
COUPLES/MARITAL
CRISIS/TRAUMA
CULTURAL ISSUES
CUSTODY ISSUES
DEPRESSION
DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EATING DISORDERS
GERIATRIC, AGING, END OF LIFE
LEARNING DISABILITIES
LGBTQ+ ISSUES
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
MEN'S ISSUES
MILITARY
MOOD DISORDERS
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)
OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANCE DISORDER (ODD)
PAIN DISORDERS
PERINATAL ISSUES
PERSONALITY DISORDERS
PHOBIAS
POLICE/FIRE PERSONNEL
POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION
PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER (PPD)
PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS
PTSD/TRAUMA
SCHIZOPHRENIC DISORDERS
SLEEP DISORDERS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SUICIDAL, ACUTE, RECENT RELEASE FROM HOSPITAL
TRAUMA
WOMEN'S ISSUES