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Faith Deconstruction & Religious Trauma
Support for questioning, leaving or reshaping a faith tradition, including grief, shame, family conflict, identity change and rebuilding trust in yourself.
Shakti Therapy & Healing Services
Christina Toner, AMFT
Faith Deconstruction, Neurodivergence & Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
Creative, affirming and trauma-informed therapy for adults and couples navigating religious trauma, identity, neurodivergence, relationships, addiction recovery and life transitions.
In person in Culver City and Torrance, and online throughout California.
Culver City & TorranceIn-person therapy
Online Across CaliforniaSecure virtual sessions
Adults & CouplesAsk about current availability
Areas of focus
Therapy that makes room for your full self
Christina brings curiosity, warmth and creativity to work that can feel complex, isolating or hard to put into words.
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Neurodivergence, Identity & Authenticity
An affirming space to understand your needs, values and patterns without forcing yourself into someone else’s definition of how you should think, feel or live.
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Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
Thoughtful preparation and integration for clients exploring ketamine therapy, with care that makes room for your full self.
About Christina
A grounded partner for creative and unconventional minds
Christina works especially well with people who have felt misunderstood, over-controlled or asked to make themselves smaller. Her approach is collaborative and emotionally attuned, with space for humor, spirituality, creativity and the realities of your culture and relationships.
Together, you may explore how inherited beliefs, nervous-system patterns and protective parts shape the present. The goal is not to push you toward a prescribed identity or outcome. It is to help you hear yourself more clearly and build a life that feels genuinely yours.
How Christina works
Practical tools, deeper meaning and care for the whole person
Christina integrates evidence-informed psychotherapy with body-based and experiential approaches. Treatment is always shaped around your goals, preferences and clinical needs.
Specialized support without a one-size-fits-all agenda
- Faith transitions, religious trauma and high-control environments
- Neurodivergence, masking, self-trust and belonging
- Values clarification and reconnecting with an authentic sense of self
- Relationship patterns, communication and couples work
- Addiction, recovery and sustainable change
- Somatic awareness and nervous-system regulation
- Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, when clinically appropriate and coordinated within Shakti’s established medical and consent process
Credentials & Supervision
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
- California AMFT registration #158034
- Registration status verified current through September 30, 2027
- Employed by Shakti Therapy & Healing Services, LCSW APC
- Supervised by Ektha Aggarwal, LCSW
- In-person care in Culver City and Torrance
- Virtual therapy for clients located in California
What to expect
Start with a conversation
Your free 15-minute consultation is a chance to share what brings you in, ask questions and see whether Christina’s approach feels right for you. Current rate and availability will be confirmed before scheduling.
Frequently asked questions
Working with Christina
Does Christina offer faith-deconstruction and religious-trauma therapy?
Yes. Christina supports adults navigating high-control religious environments, faith deconstruction and religious trauma, changing beliefs, family or community conflict, grief, shame and the work of building an identity and value system that feels authentic.
Does Christina work with neurodivergent clients?
Yes. Christina’s approach is affirming and individualized, with attention to masking, sensory and relational needs, self-advocacy and the experience of being misunderstood or pressured to conform.
Are sessions available in person or online?
Christina offers in-person therapy in Culver City and Torrance and secure virtual sessions for clients located in California. Availability can change, so the consultation is the best place to confirm current options.
Does Christina offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy?
Christina may integrate ketamine-assisted psychotherapy when clinically appropriate, after screening and coordination within Shakti’s established medical and informed-consent process. Ketamine is not right for everyone, and eligibility is determined individually.
What does therapy cost?
Shakti will confirm Christina’s current rate and availability before you schedule. You can also ask about superbills, out-of-network benefits and any currently available reduced-fee options during your consultation.
Ready to meet Christina?
Tell us what you are looking for, and we will help you decide whether Christina or another Shakti clinician is the strongest fit.
Not sure who to choose?Answer a few questions and meet one or two therapists who may fit your needs.
