Speaking Engagements

Please call 1-423-305-2369 if you would like to invite Christy to speak to your group or lead a retreat for you. Christy is a licensed marriage and family therapist and has spoken to community organizations, churches, yoga studios, healthcare organizations, schools and at conferences on subjects such as:

  • Practicing Self-Care
  • Enneagram (Personality Typing System)
  • Marriage 
  • Somatic Therapy
  • Yoga (retreat or class)
  • Meditation
  • Cultivating Spiritual Practices 
  • Healing Shame 
  • Grief
  • Mindfulness

Christy’s educational background:

Degrees:

  • Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in Pastoral Care and Counseling, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
  • Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Emory University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Religion (B.A.), Emory and Henry College

Certifications & Trainings:

  • 500 Hour Certified Yoga Instructor, Chattanooga Yoga School (200 hours) & Yoga Landing (300 hours)
  • Board Certified Chaplain (BCC), current status-Retired, Association for Professional Chaplains
  • Enneagram Applications Training and Certification Program, Enneagram Atlanta, IEA accredited 
  • Brainspotting Phase 1 Training & Self-Spotting: A Focused Mindfulness Process Workshop, through Cynthia Schwartzberg, LCSW

Check out the TEDx Talk I did with Kat Smith here: