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Christina Gentile
Counselling & Psychotherapy

Healing for the heart, mind, body, and soul

Counselling services available in
English, French, and German

“WE MAY NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORLD THAT CREATED OUR MINDS, BUT WE CAN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MIND WITH WHICH WE CREATE OUR WORLD.”

Dr. Gabor Mate

About Me.

Ms. Gentile (she/her) works at the Counselling Centre at Acadia University, in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

Her areas of expertise include eating disorders, musician's mental health, relationships, grief and loss, spirituality, and yoga philosophy (including the practice of pranayama - breath control).

She is a certified yoga instructor and former professional musician. In 2022, she was an associate professor for the School of Music for Acadia University. Previously, Ms. Gentile worked as the child and youth therapist for eating disorders Nova Scotia and as the eating disorders therapist for Child and Youth Mental Health in Duncan, British Columbia.

Christina’s approach is holistic, strength-based, and trauma informed. She draws from various modalities including: Family-Based Therapy, Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Focusing, mindfulness-based practices, as well as art-based methods.

She is honoured to be living and working on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People.

Eating Disorder Care and Support

Whether you are struggling with disordered eating or have a formal diagnosis of an eating disorder, I can support you on your path to recovery.

My training has included Family-Based Therapy (also known as Maudsley), Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, Somatic approaches, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and Somatic Approaches.

I have experience working with :

Anorexia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorder
Bulimia Nervosa
A.R.F.I.D.
O.S.F.E.D.

Musician's Mental Health

Did you know that music and arts students reported higher rates of anxiety and depression symptoms compared to the general student force?*

Burnout, performance anxiety, chronic and acute physical pain, and financial stress are only a few challenges that musicians face.

You do not have to suffer alone.

Counselling can lay out resources, help explore solutions, and provide a sounding board for a long lasting career in music.

*Vaag, J., Bjerkeset, O., & Sivertsen, B. (2021). Anxiety and depression symptom level and psychotherapy use among music and art students compared to the general student population. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.607927

Support on Your Spiritual Journey

Whether you are going through grief and loss, reconsidering your own faith, or longing to connect with or explore a spiritual or religious path for the first time - spiritual counselling can offer a different lens on healing and suffering.

Spiritual counselling looks at an individual’s beliefs and values. Spiritual counselling does not require a ‘religious’ belief system although it is typically grounded in the wisdom that comes from many spiritual traditions.

Ethical counsellors won’t make any attempt to push a set of beliefs onto clients. Spiritual counselling is not about trying to change someone's worldview, but rather, use spirituality to help improve the client's relationship with themselves and the world around them.