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Services:
Supervision and Consultation, Individual Therapy, Family Therapy, Couple’s Counseling, Organizational training around creating inclusive & safer spaces for LGBTQ+ clients
Specialties:
Eating Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Trauma
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Chris Vara
LCSW-C, LICSW, MDiv
(they/them, he/his)
Independently licensed clinical social worker and supervisor in MA, MD, VA, MN, DC, VA and able to provide telehealth in FL
Before I worked as a clinician and clinical supervisor at various eating disorder clinics, I received my Master’s of Social Work from Simmons University where I focused on trauma and addiction. Before attending school in Boston, I attended Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA where I studied the intersection of sexuality and religion while earning my Master’s of Divinity. Before attending any graduate programs, I attended Clark University in Worcester MA where I studied Psychology and Creative Writing.
I am passionate about creating inclusive spaces for LGBTQ+ people. I am passionate about the intersectionality of identities, specifically identities of race, gender, sexuality, spirituality, and how that impacts issues of addictions, traumas and eating disorders. I am passionate about knowing the whole person. I am passionate about not seeing people in need of fixing, rather seeing people in need of remembering that they are already whole.
Resources & Articles
Writings By Chris
Relationships & Eating Disorder Recovery: 10 Tips for Fostering Connection
Written by: Chris Vara, LICSW, LCSW-C, MDiv (she/her/hers or he/him/his) Eating disorders are disorders of disconnection. Those who struggle with eating disorders often report feeling disconnected from not only food and their bodies, but also from others. How...
7 Things Providers Need to Know about Gender Identity and its Effect on Body Image
Originally written April 17, 2018 Written by Chris Vara (formerly Christine Lang), MSW, M.Div. from Walden Behavioral Care Chris Vara, formerly Christine Lang, is an adolescent clinician in the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs for Walden...