Christine Marchand is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and wellness coach. She works with individuals, couples, and families to help clients find and implement healthier ways of coping with the stresses in their lives, as well as to foster holistic wellness for clients in multiple life dimensions. She is a graduate of the LSU master’s program for counselor education, and she also completed the mental health coaching program at Light University. She has a long and diverse work history, with successful prior careers in engineering and aviation. She is a local community business owner and volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol and American Red Cross. 

Ms. Marchand hails from Alexandria, Louisiana, where her family members all serve others in their chosen professions. From healthcare to fighting fires, to education, helping others is a prevalent theme in her background and inspires her to serve in her community and to help others. Her technical, analytical, and corporate experiences provide unique insight into employment and career issues, conflict resolution, anger management, and problem-solving. She works with clients to develop resilience and adaptive coping skills, distress tolerance, emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, spiritual formation, self-esteem, and identity. She also offers hope and healing for trauma, depression and anxiety, grief and loss, and substance recovery.

As a Licensed Professional Counselor and member of the Louisiana Counselors Association (LCA) and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), Ms. Marchand adheres to robust ethical guidelines and codes for professional conduct. She maintains strict client confidentiality in her quest to help clients with their concerns. She is multi-culturally competent and operates with a faith-sensitive perspective, respecting the values and beliefs of each client. She promotes a warm and trusting atmosphere in which the client feels free to examine concerns and work towards improving the self, relationships with others, and quality of life.