
Christine BallanceLicensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC, NCC (she, her)
Edwardsville, IL 62025
About
You long to feel at home in yourself. To exhale fully. To love and be loved without the ache of fear or the weight of not-enoughness. Maybe you’ve learned to shape-shift, to silence your needs, or to care for everyone else at your own expense. It makes sense—these were your ways of surviving. But what if healing didn’t mean fixing yourself, but returning to yourself? What if safety could live in your body, and intimacy could feel steady, not overwhelming? Together, we can explore that possibility. View 9 Photos I help you tend to what feels fragmented—attachment wounds, relational trauma, nervous system overwhelm, and identity shifts. Whether you're navigating relationships, life transitions, polyamory, burnout, or deep self-exploration, I draw from IFS, EMDR, and somatic work to support you in reclaiming your truth.