EECHO's Team
Dr. Christina Strayer
Owner and Therapist
Dr. Strayer is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor in North Carolina. She is trained in a variety of Integrative Therapies including Art, Yoga and Mindfulness along with being a Certified Counselor in Trauma Procedures (CCTP) , Telehealth certified (online counseling), EMDR and Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT with canines, equines, goats, rabbits, and more) trained.
She has a diverse background in counseling and teaching. She has served as an adjunct professor at Campbell University in the Counselor Education department. She has traveled and conducted seminars for PESI, a national continuing education organization and conducts Seminars/Workshops/Groups locally on a variety of Mental Health/Wellness topics. She works with ages 18 and up in the areas of PTSD, Panic Disorder, Crisis Intervention, Compassion Fatigue, ADHD, Stress, Trauma, Grief and Loss, Anxiety, Depression, Goal setting, Self-Esteem, Conflict resolution, Social Skills, and Life Balance.
Christina graduated from the Doctoral program in Counselor Education and Supervision through Argosy University in Sarasota, FL. She obtained both a Master of Science in Counseling and Human Development with a concentration in K-12 School Counseling and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Radford University in Radford, Virginia
Frances Danner
Therapist
MA, LCMHCA
Frances completed her bachelor's degree at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and her Master’s of Clinical Mental Health at Liberty University. Frances has worked under Dr. Christina Strayer for two years as an Equine specialist. Dr. Christina Strayer has inspired her to become an Animal Assisted Therapist and specialize in Equine facilitated psychotherapy. Frances has 15+ years equine experience which included owning and operating a horseback riding lesson program where she offered showing, training and lessons. Frances has worked for the past 10 years with Mane and Tail Therapeutic Horsemanship Academy teaching adults and children with disabilities how to ride.Frances uses a client centered approach and offers equine facilitated psychotherapy, animal assisted therapy, nature therapy and in the office therapy.
