Christina DeWitt, LCSW

About me

Christina DeWitt, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker, therapist, and behavioral health leader with more than a decade of experience serving individuals, families, healthcare systems, and communities across Indiana. She currently serves as the Director of Counseling at Earlham College and previously led the Hancock Health Connection Center, where she helped expand innovative behavioral health and crisis response services throughout East Central Indiana.

Throughout her career, Christina has become a recognized advocate for mental health, suicide prevention, and trauma-informed care. She has been featured by WISH-TV, FOX59, WTHR, and the Daily Reporter, and her work has been recognized with honors including the 2026 Indianapolis Business Journal Excellence in Health Care Award and the Bobby Keen Healthy Community Award.

As a speaker, Christina is passionate about helping people better understand the connection between the brain, body, and relationships. Drawing from neuroscience, trauma research, and evidence-based clinical approaches, she equips audiences with
practical tools for nervous system regulation, stress resilience, emotional well-being, and creating lives rooted in connection rather than survival. Her engaging and relatable style leaves participants with both a deeper understanding of themselves and actionable
strategies they can begin using immediately.

Components of Cultural Identities

I identify as a White, heterosexual female, and my spiritual faith is an important part of who I am and how I move through the world. My identities, experiences, and values shape the way I understand relationships, community, healing, and the people I have the privilege of working with. I have a deep appreciation for culture, art, movement, nature, and the many ways people find meaning and connection in their lives. I believe that healing can look different for everyone, and I value approaching each student with curiosity, compassion, and respect for their unique culture, identity, beliefs, and lived experiences.

Areas of Competency

My clinical areas of competence include Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, crisis intervention and risk assessment, suicide prevention and stabilization, substance misuse and addiction, and Brief Solution-Focused Therapy. I also have specialized training and experience in women’s mental health, nervous system regulation, trauma-informed care, and the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

I am an ACE Interface Trainer and QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Trainer, with a strong focus on suicide prevention, mental health education, and building supportive communities. My approach is grounded in compassion, collaboration, and helping individuals better understand themselves, their experiences, and the resources that can support their well-being.

Education

Indiana University-Purdue University
• Master of Social Work, 2018 Ball State University
Community and Organizational Leadership, Child Welfare Scholar
• Bachelor of Social Work, 2014