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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