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 Christine
(Chris) Buckingham agrees with scripture that, “hope
deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled
is a tree of life”, and believes that the counseling
relationship is where longings often are identified
and nurtured and where wounded hearts are healed. She
knows through experience that within a compassionate,
trusting relationship, God uses sound, clinical intervention
to change lives.
Her specialties of practice include
issues dealing with Christian growth and development,
home-schooling, women’s issues, including post-abortion
issues, HIV/AIDS, couples, weight and body image, eating
disorders, obsessive and compulsive behaviors, panic
attacks and anxiety disorders, and depression including
bi-polar. She also has worked with clients diagnosed
as having personality disorders, including schizophrenia,
borderline, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
Chris earned a Masters’ degree
in Human Services Counseling and a post-masters Certificate
of Advanced Counseling Studies (equivalent to an additional
year of graduate study) from Regent University, is a
Maryland Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC),
and a nationally certified counselor (NCC). She is the
Executive Director of Life Christian Counseling Network,
which provides Christian counseling services throughout
Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Chris is enrolled
in the doctoral program in Counseling Education and
Supervision in the School of Psychology and Counseling
at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA.
Chris is a member of the American
Counseling Association (ACA), American Association of
Christian Counselors, (AACC), Christian Assn. for Psychological
Studies (CAPS), and the Association for Spiritual, Ethical,
and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC). She is
a referral counselor for Remuda Ranch, an in-patient
treatment facility for treating patients with severe
eating disorders. Chris and her husband recently celebrated
their 30th wedding anniversary. They have one adult
son.
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