Christina Azaredo, AASW

Christina Azaredo is an AASW social worker who works from a mind-body and somatic approach. She focuses on helping people who are living with chronic pain, persistent symptoms, stress and overwhelm. Christina writes plainly and meets people where they are to reduce fear and build a greater sense of safety in the body.

Christina draws on her own lived experience of chronic pain to shape how she supports others. She understands how isolating unexplained symptoms can feel and how tiring repeated medical appointments become. This perspective informs a practical, compassionate style that moves at each person's pace.

Her work brings together techniques that focus on the body and the nervous system alongside talk-based methods. Early sessions are used to understand the problem and agree on goals together. The process often includes learning simpler ways to calm the nervous system and noticing patterns that keep pain and distress going.

Christina has around 10 years of experience and holds a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Human Services. Her listed qualifications include certification in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Mind-Body (TMS) Syndrome practice, and Embodied Processing, and she is completing a Diploma of Counselling.

She supports people facing grief, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, life changes and complex emotional concerns linked to family of origin, guilt, shame and isolation. Christina aims to create a collaborative space where people feel seen, understood and able to try different ways of finding relief.

How mind-body approaches translate to online therapy

Christina uses evidence-based mind-body techniques and somatic methods that focus on the link between body sensations and emotional patterns. Pain Reprocessing Therapy aims to help people understand how the brain and nervous system can maintain pain and to gently change those patterns so symptoms reduce over time. Embodied and somatic work involves noticing body signals and learning simple regulation strategies to lessen reactivity and increase a sense of safety in the body.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Christina discusses options in the first one or two sessions and works with each person to find techniques that fit their needs, goals and comfort level. She adapts pacing and exercises so people can try small steps and build confidence.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy life, which can make regular appointments simpler to keep. Online work can also let people practise body-based skills between sessions in familiar routines. The exact session formats available are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking to ensure they suit your needs.