As a licensed clinical counselor, she has been in private practice since 2004 and licensed and working in the field since 1999, with additional experience in ER triage, inpatient psychiatric, residential treatment, school-based, and outpatient settings.
Dr. Christensen currently serves as the Training Program Coordinator for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), and is currently the international clinical coordinator for humanitarian aid organizations offering counseling and trauma resiliency training to government leaders, humanitarian aid workers, and first responders in war zones and natural disaster sites.
Dr. Christensen lectures internationally about trauma and resiliency.