Christine Turo-Shields, ACSW, LCSW, LCAC brings hope and humor, energy and enthusiasm to her work with children, families and adults. For over 30 years, she has provided therapy in a variety of settings, including individual, marital, family and group counseling. Her expertise is rich with various clinical passion areas, including women’s empowerment, anxiety/panic disorders, depression, abuse/ trauma/PTSD, addictions as well as with those who are gifted/profoundly gifted. Blending CBT with mindfulness and hope for the future, Christine brings people to a place of recovery and restoration, whatever their struggle may be, including an exploration of aspects of faith and spirituality amidst their journey of life.

Christine completed her master’s degree at Indiana University School of Social Work where the values of empowerment and self-care were deeply imprinted upon her. She is statewide and national workshop presenter on a variety of clinical topics including women’s issues, post-traumatic growth, trauma and survivor loss recovery, faith and spirituality, anxiety management as well as the blessings and burdens of the gifted and their families. She is an avid believer in the power of healing through groups and has facilitated thousands of women’s and teen groups with Carol Juergensen Sheets over the last 3 decades. She currently facilitates a group for gifted women who struggle with anxiety and depression as well as an emotion regulation/anxiety management group. She was extremely blessed and honored to facilitate a post-traumatic growth group for those who had experienced the loss of a loved one from a traumatic death—it was one of the most profound and humbling experiences of her professional career.

Christine is certified in EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which is a highly effective treatment for trauma. As an Indiana State Board Member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), she works extensively with survivors of suicide loss, including providing suicide prevention trainings at local churches, schools and interested organizations. She also has clinical specialty with women suffer with perinatal mood disorders, and she has been a guest presenter for Postpartum Support International (PSI) Indianapolis training regarding the effectiveness of EMDR for those who have experienced birth trauma or have had a history of sexual abuse.

Additionally, she is a nationally trained provider for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and is a member of NCMEC’s Family Advocacy Outreach Network, providing therapeutic services and support to local families with missing and exploited children to address family trauma, reunification and adjustment.

As a co-owner of Kenosis Counseling Center, Inc., a community-based private practice, she provides clinical supervision to graduate interns as well as professionals who are working towards licensure. Guiding them as they develop clinical skills, she encourages professional caregivers to also make self-care a priority, become more mindful, and practice balance in order that they thrive rather than exist. She has received training through Vanderbilt’s Distressed Physicians Program and has worked to support physicians as they navigate professional pressures. Christine believes that daily investment in self enhances a one’s ability to tend to others’ needs both personally and professionally over the long-term.

Transformations is her inaugural book. She is excited to launch her second coauthored book, Unleashing Your Power: Moving Through the Trauma of Partner Betrayal. She is also currently in creation of future books, Calming the Calamities as well as A Soul’s Search for Meaning. As a consummate extrovert, Christine is always open to providing trainings...to inquire, you can email her at christine@kenosiscenter.com or visit the website www.kenosiscenter.com

Books Coauthored by Christine