Cristina Flippen, BSN, RN

Are you entering into a season of life feeling like “I’m not done!” Or perhaps you feel regret? Fear of the future? Your past may have had broken pieces, but it gives us something to work with! Join me in a personal journey through the “Wise and Wonder-Filled Process.” Over 4-6 sessions, we’ll cover:

Hungers / Desires / Identity

How have beginnings and endings of your life been marked or acknowledged?

How would you describe yourself across the years?

How have your rhythms and rituals changed?

Were you aware of passing from one phase of your life to another?

Have you gone or are you going through or anticipating a change that could benefit from a ritual attention?

Registered Nurse, State of Colorado Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM

Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level I and Level 2 at The Allender Center

Certificate of Completion from ReStory™ Institute Level I, 2, and 3

Spiritual Director, Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction

Registered Nurse, women’s health – 39 years

Support Group leader/spiritual leader with focus on story work for women who have experienced abuse, trauma, and sexual abuse 

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

As a Storywork Counselor and Spiritual Director, I utilized my training from the Allender Center in Narrative Focused Trauma Care, medical training in Trauma Informed Counseling and understanding the neurobiology of trauma. In our work together, we will look at your relational style that is connected to memories of abuse. Naming the feelings and emotions tied to these memories will bring growth and greater understanding of your character, personality and humanness.

I bring a Christian perspective in my engagement with you to consider the presence of God in your life. I do this because ultimately my desire would be for you to experience the presence of God in every moment of your story. I believe healing and hope ultimately come from Jesus, and how you are holding Him and feeling held by Him impacts your heart and your beliefs about your identity and life purpose. I welcome your honesty, doubt, anger and any “wrestling” that you find yourself in the midst of spiritually. I also see clients that don’t identify with the Christian perspective and honor their position, welcoming wherever they are on their own journey.    

A Storywork Counselor and Spiritual Director is not a regulated profession by the Department of Regulatory Agencies in the State of Colorado. Your care is of utmost importance to me, so if at any time you or I feel that your care needs something that is out of my scope, I will connect you with the support you need. If you are looking for a Licensed Professional Counselor that can provide a clinical diagnosis, we can connect you with someone on our team that can fulfill this aspect for you.   

My personal experience of exploring my story and rewriting my narrative was one of the most valuable and enlightening endeavors of my life. I am grateful that I did not travel that road alone and had attentive spiritual counselors who listened with their hearts. 

The journey of exploring my story began in 2011 while attending a Wounded Heart Conference, led by Dr. Dan Allender. I began to name emotions that were tied to abuse and better understand the course of my life. I learned to embrace my narrative and gained a deeper understanding of redemption and joining God, The Author of my story, in rewriting the ending.

I am grateful to be married for 33 years and share my life with my best friend, Steve. We have lived in Colorado for 23 years and we are proud of our three dynamic adult sons, two beautiful daughters in love and two lively granddaughters.