Noah Christensen (he/they)
MA, AMFT

Unlike many of my colleagues and contemporaries, I didn’t attend university until my late thirties. As a working class kid from a single parent family, I was raised to believe that the most important part of my identity was my career. I spent over a decade working in corporate sales all the while feeling increasingly cut off from a sense of purpose and fulfillment. My professional experience was not without many gifts, and as challenging as it was, it was the perfect set up for my transition to a career as a therapist because I learned the most important skill I had as a professional was my ability to listen.

Being an adult student while juggling professional and family obligations is not for the faint of heart. Thankfully, I found tremendous support in my educational journey at Antioch University, where I completed my BA in Psychology with a focus on Queer Studies and Education.  I re-discovered a love of research, teaching, and mentoring while refining a knowledge base that continues to serve me in my clinical work. I had the opportunity to work, learn, and be in conversation with mentors at the cutting edge of their respective fields. I completed my MA in Clinical Psychology, with a specialization in Applied Community Psychology. This program provided experiential opportunities to practice social justice principles, organizational psychology, and my professional skills in community clinical settings.
I completed my internship at The Relational Center, a Relational Gestalt training institute in Los Angeles, where I continue to hone my skills as a Gestalt practitioner and educator. I work with individuals, groups, and families and severe as a member of the training team, where I get to share my love of theory mentoring new clinicians.