Christy Hofsess, PhD

Dr. Christy D. Hofsess is a faculty member at Bastyr University in the Department of Counseling and Health Psychology, Clinical Training Director for the Masters of Science in Nutrition and Clinical Health Psychology Program (MSNCHP), and a Clinical Supervisor at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health. She is also a volunteer supervisor at the Fremont Community Therapy Project and co-founder of Interconnections Counseling and Consulting, LLC. Prior to her graduate training in psychology, Dr. Hofsess had a career in health care administration in Southern California. She was the coordinator for the Stress and Wellness Clinic during her postdoctoral training at the University of California- Davis, Counseling & Psychological Services.

Dr. Hofsess’ clinical areas of interest include working with anxiety/stress related disorders, women’s issues and relationship/couples concerns, sexual trauma, and substance use. She has an integrative approach and infuses cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, and relational interventions into her work. Her philosophy of care focuses around several core values. She focuses on establishing a quality therapeutic relationship and believes that feeling connected to others in relationships is important to overall health and wellbeing. Valuing diversity, she considers people’s multiple identities (e.g., race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, gender, socioeconomic status) and the influence of clients’ environments on their overall health. She also takes a holistic approach and recognizes that healing occurs by attending to all relevant aspects of a person’s life – the emotional, physical, spiritual, intellectual, and psychological.

Dr. Hofsess received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Arizona State University. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (Division17) and the Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research.