(Please see Holly Tracy’s page about her)
Christina Daigle is head of our administrative team. She majored in Psychology at Virginia Wesleyan University and has a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University. She completed her practicum and internship at Peace by Piece Psychotherapy Ltd. in 2018. After graduation, she started working as part of the administrative staff. She is passionate about Play Therapy and loves creating interventions for our clinicians and clients. Christina is an enthusiastic, warm and empathetic addition to the admin team, greeting each caller and client with a smile and an how we can help you attitude.
Angelique Payne is a Licensed Resident in Counseling who is currently working towards obtaining licensure as a Professional Counseling under the supervision of Holly Tracy, LPC, LMFT. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Saint Leo University, a Master of Arts in Counseling from Regent University and a Certification in Sports Counseling from California University of PA. She is also a recognized National Certified Counselor. She utilizes Family Systems, Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Sports Counseling.
Angelique is completing her PhD in Sports Counseling, a specialized method that can assist athletes by providing an opportunity to work through execution issues, traumas relating to injuries, or mental blockers that might be hindering performance. Sports counseling recognizes the importance of student-athletes finding balance between performance on and off the place of play. Sports counseling brings attention to training the mind and body as one, allowing athletes to identify the impact anxieties, negative self-talk, or predictions have on the athlete’s ability to perform.
She counsels individuals, couples, families, children, adolescents, athletes, groups, and teams. Her clients include individuals of various ages (the young in years to the young at heart), races, ethnicities, and religions. She considers it an honor and privilege to assist her clients in helping them find their place of wholeness and peace.
Angelique is self pay only.
Christine Hodges as the Couples’ Counseling Center Director, she is a Licensed Resident in Marriage and Family Therapy and is under the direct supervision of Holly Tracy, LPC, LMFT while she accrues hours towards independent licensure. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Norwich University, and obtained her Master’s degree in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling from Regent University. Christine also holds a Certificate in Trauma Counseling, and utilizes trauma-informed care in her work with individuals, adolescents, couples, and families
Christine has completed all training and experience requirements for Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT) and utilizes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Family Systems in her work with individuals, adolescents, and families. To compliment her passion for working with couples she is a certified Prepare/Enrich facilitator and has completed Level 1 and Level 2 Training, as well as a majority of the additional trainings, in Gottman Method Couples Therapy. We are proud to have Christine head up our Couples Counseling Center. Please see our couples’ counseling page for more details. Christine specializes in providing services to partners in an intimate relationship and utilizes an attachment-based, relational lens, drawing upon evidence-based methods from the Gottman Method Couples Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Christine’s Personal Statement:
Hi there! I’m Christine and I am happy you are here learning a bit more about our practice and the dedication we have to our clients and the services we provide. I am a Licensed Resident in Marriage and Family Therapy and am under the direct supervision of our clinical director, Holly Tracy, while I accrue hours towards full, independent licensure. My educational background has been centered around systems work, which recognizes that we are part of a system with the people, relationships, and communities around us and that those systems impact and influence us through a variety of ways. Part of my educational background has also involved training in trauma counseling and, because I understand the impact trauma can have on relationships, I interweave trauma-informed care in my work with individuals and relationships.
Along the way, I have discovered that my passion is to help relationships find the understanding, closeness, and happiness partners in those relationships are looking for. As a partner in a relationship myself, I can recognize the need for respect, trust, solid communication skills, and even humor, laughter, and play, in creating and maintaining the relationships we are all yearning for. A commitment I make to the partners I see is meeting you where you are at in your relationship, and that involves listening to the goals you have for your relationship, understanding the cycles and patterns that play themselves out, and creating a tailored set of skills you can take out of the therapeutic space into your relationship.
A combination of my love for learning, my commitment to meeting partners where they are at, and my drive to provide an inclusive, affirming space for all relationships have led me to pursue a variety of trainings that speak to both the foundational and unique components of relationships and the diversity that exists in us humans. I utilize an attachment-based, relational lens, drawing upon evidence-based methods from the Gottman Method Couples Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy in my work with relationships.
I offer therapy through a virtual space to increase the accessibility and flexibility telehealth therapy provides to individuals and partners. Our office has found it to be a vital tool in creating space for all relationships no matter where they might be located in the state of Virginia! I also get the hesitation partners can feel with pursuing relationship counseling virtually. During our first session together we spend some time talking about those hesitations and I take a direct, collaborative approach with partners in creating a space where their relationship can be explored through a safe and curious lens. We also address some of the common concerns partners can have in pursuing relationship counseling virtually under the Relationship Counseling Center tab on our website.
Margaret Waldon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist! She comes to us with over 20 years experience in the counseling field, with extensive experience. She draws from her years as a behavioral Counselor at local Community Service Boards, a decade of family systems and child counseling work as an intensive in-home therapy counselor and 8 years as part of Chesapeake’s PACT team as a clinician and supervisor. Maggie is creative and down to earth in her style. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Virginia Wesleyan University, and has her Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University, and a Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Capella University. Maggie holds a Qualified Mental Healthcare Professional Adult (QMHP-A) and a Qualified Mental Health Professional Child (QMHP-C) registration approved by the Virginia Board of Counseling. She has focused education and training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) and trauma, and she has continued professional development in ethical issues and risk management. She is currently engaging in substance misuse specialization training. Her vast experience with co occurring disorders and severe mental health gives her an ability to be at ease and completely non-judgmental while setting her clients up for success through practical skills and increased insight. She uses Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), ACT, DBT and Play Therapy.
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