Solid Ground Mental Health is a trauma-responsive practice centered on thoughtful, ethical, and collaborative care. We believe mental health work is most effective when it honors context, lived experience, and the ways systems, relationships, and past experiences shape the present.

Our approach is grounded in evidence-based practice and informed by an understanding of trauma, attachment, and nervous system regulation. We prioritize safety, pacing, and consent, recognizing that meaningful change happens when people feel respected and supported rather than rushed or fixed.

We work with individuals and families navigating stress, trauma, life transitions, and complex challenges. Care is tailored, responsive, and rooted in partnership - with the understanding that each person is the expert on their own experience.

At Solid Ground Mental Health, therapy is not about labels or quick solutions. It is about creating a steady space to reflect, build skills, and move forward in ways that feel sustainable and aligned.

Meet the Clinician

Christina E. Lipe, LCSW is the founder of Solid Ground Mental Health. She brings extensive experience working with individuals and families navigating trauma, chronic stress, life transitions, and complex systems of care.

Christina’s clinical approach is trauma-responsive, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based practice. Her work is informed by training in modalities such as EMDR, Brainspotting, and Internal Family Systems–informed therapy, with particular attention to nervous system regulation, pacing, and individual readiness. She prioritizes safety, consent, and context, recognizing that meaningful change occurs when care is thoughtfully tailored rather than rushed.

Clients often describe Christina’s style as steady, direct, and compassionate. She values clarity, curiosity, and partnership, and works to create a therapeutic space where people feel respected, understood, and supported as they move forward.