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Colin Christman

Collinsville, Connecticut - Clinical Social Worker/therapist
Online

My name is Colin Christman, and I am licensed in Connecticut as an LCSW. I completed my undergraduate education at Yale University in Political Science and Applied Mathematics. I completed my graduate education at the University of Connecticut. The bulk of my prior work experience is in intensive care settings (largely inpatient or residential) for severe issues in behavioral health (substance use disorders, self-harm, suicidality, complex trauma, eating disorders, and other behavioral health problems such as gambling disorder, sex addiction, compulsive dishonesty, and kleptomania). I have significant experience working with co-occurring trauma, behavioral health disorders, personality disorders, and mood or anxiety disorders. Given the complex, florid, and grave nature of many of these disorders, I have experience working within a family context with partners, parents, children, and siblings. For whom it may be interesting, I have training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and trauma-specific interventions. I would describe my overall therapeutic approach as psychodynamic, and most consistent with the ideas of Alfred Adler and Eric Berne. At times we may be joined by Emma, a certified emotional support dog. I believe that most mental illnesses are diseases of absence, not diseases of presence. If you imagine influenza, it's a disease of presence. There's a bad thing present (the viral infection) that produces disease. By contrast, scurvy is a disease of absence. Lacking vitamin C for a prolonged period, the body cannot maintain healthy function. I believe the role of therapy is to identify what's missing in terms of emotional nutrition (safety, interpersonal connection, a sense of identity, a sense of community, a sense of purpose, a sense of capability, and structure are core examples, though there are others and biomedical possibilities as well). From there, our goal is to determine why those psychological needs are persistently unmet, and how those unmet needs motivate self-destructive or maladaptive patterns in your life. Often in psychology we discuss cognition and emotion (thoughts and feelings). In truth, thoughts and feelings are only the mechanism by which the brain turns its understanding of what's happening into a behavioral response. Our goal is to use those thoughts and feelings, in the context of your life, to discover underlying beliefs that produce too much negative emotion, too little positive emotion, or behavior that isn't consistent with your values, your goals, or your wellbeing. But where we start is a lot simpler: Who are you? What matters to you? What's wrong in your life, and what would it mean for things to be right? We're all in the process of trying to become a better version of ourselves. Therapy is the process of challenging and changing beliefs to progress toward a better relationship with others and, most importantly, ourselves.

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Free Mental Health Resources in Connecticut

NAMI Connecticut

860-882-0236
NAMI Connecticut provides support groups for adults and adolescents with mental illness or mental illness with substance abuse, as well as family members and friends. They also provide Fact Sheets, LGBTQ+ support resources and advocacy. They host mental health awareness events supporting mental health and criminal justice.

PFLAG Tolland-Mansfield

860-962-4240
PFLAG Tolland-Mansfield offers online and in-person support group meetings for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies, advocacy, and online training webinars on topics of trans and nonbinary identity issues, safety, wellness, and PFLAG group facilitator trainings.
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Triangle Community Cewnter

Triangle Community Center provides LGBTQ support group programs include a monthly social event for teens and a monthly teen creative arts program. Other groups include a men’s group, a bowling group, games nights, and AA and NA meetings, all scheduled on the website calendar. Their website also offers a newsletter and information about local Pride events.
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Hartford HealthCare Support Groups

The Hartford Healthcare Support Groups offer group counseling and peer coaching for persons of all ages. Peer-based mental health support is available for adolescents, adults, and seniors, including specialized programs for persons in addiction recovery, persons with disabilities, persons experiencing grief and loss, trauma survivors, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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DMHAS Bed Availability

The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services website provides information about bed availability at facilities offering inpatient mental health care, transitional housing, group home residency, or respite care. They also offer referrals for assessments, outpatient substance abuse and mental health treatment, MAT treatment, and naloxone access. They can coordinate transportation if needed.

Mary J. Sherlach Counseling Center

203-452-5193
The Mary J. Sherlach Counseling Center provides individual, group and family therapy as well as crisis intervention and substance abuse counseling services. They also offer youth enrichment programs and diversionary programs for at-risk teens, plus support groups, screenings, and a tutoring service for Trumbull students.
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Hartford Vet Center

860-563-8800
The Hartford Vet Center provides counseling for depression, PTSD, military sexual trauma, grief, and more. Veterans and family members can also access recreational and creative arts therapies. Referrals are made for substance abuse treatment. Telehealth visits are available.
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211 Connecticut

800-273 8255
211 Connecticut offers access to a suicide prevention helpline, referrals to mental health counseling services for adults, youth, and children, and referrals to support groups. They also offer an e-Library with information on mental health conditions, crisis services, involuntary admission guidelines, social services support providers, and other mental healthcare-related topics.

Join Rise Be

855-646-7366
Join Rise Be is a peer support for young adults that advocates for reduction of discrimination related to substance abuse recovery. In addition to warmline, they also offer in-person and online support meetings. A newsletter and blog are available online. The website accepts artistic contributions, such as writing, art, or music pieces.
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CT State Mental Health Counseling and Wellness Services

CT State Mental Health Counseling and Wellness Services provides free in-person counseling, crisis response, mental health screenings, suicide prevention assistance, first aid trainings, wellness programs, and referrals to free or low-cost off-campus community resources. You'll also find referrals to local resources for LGBTQA+ individuals, undocumented individuals, and those needing support for disabilities or neurodiversity conditions such as autism or dyslexia.
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UCONN Student Health and Wellness (SHaW)

860-486-4700
UCONN Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) provides students with free individual or group counseling, crisis support, case management services, grief support, and mental health screenings. They also offer wellness programs including meditation, mindfulness training, and yoga. They give referrals and coordinate with off-campus providers and provide assistance accessing low-cost options for prescription medications when needed.
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Reach Out Connecticut

844-825-5428
Reach Out Connecticut provides emotional support and referrals for mental health or physical health needs. They also provide referrals for food assistance via food pantries, food drives, or government programs, as well as supplies for daily living, such as diapers, baby supplies, and hygiene products. They offer help with rental assistance applications.

Focus on Veterans, Inc.

860-317-1025
Focus on Veterans, Inc. provides transportation services to Newington and West Haven and is available most weekdays. Transportation to Andover is available Thursdays, and on other days depending on availability. Transportation to some out-of-state VA hospitals may be available upon request.
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Coastal Connecticut Counseling

203-307-3030
Coastal Connecticut Counseling provides counseling for adults, families, and children. Play therapy for children takes place in a therapeutic playroom, where kids can interact with therapists while playing with toys, puppets, doll houses, and a sand tray. The website has links to additional LGBTQ+ resources.

Trumbull Community Wellness Services & Resource Guide

The Trumbull Community Wellness Services and Resource Guide provides local community resources listings and links, including services of mental health providers, food and financial assistance programs, older adult and caregiver programs, wellness screenings, suicide prevention, and grief counseling services. You can also access smoking/vaping cessation programs, SUD and mental health support group referrals, and family violence prevention referrals.
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