Christina Veselak
MS, LMFT, CN • Founder of Garden Gate Counseling
I am Christina Veselak, owner of Garden Gate Counseling and founder of The Academy for Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition. While licensed in Colorado as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), in Wayne, West Virginia, I work as a Relapse Prevention and Trauma Recovery Coach and Mental Health Nutritionist.
My core mission is to provide caring support and practical skills to help clients resolve current problems, long-standing behavioral patterns, and the underlying biochemical causes of mental health distress.
"By combining compassionate coaching with biochemical repair—such as amino acid therapy and targeted nutrition—we empower individuals to break free from chronic relapse and achieve lasting emotional resilience."
In addition to working one-on-one with clients globally via online video and phone, I train therapists in advanced counseling skills and mental health nutrition through aminoacidtherapy.com.
Christina's Services
Relapse Prevention Coaching
Identifies and resolves the root causes of chronic relapse—including trauma, Post-Acute Withdrawal (PAW) symptoms, neurotransmitter depletion, and physical cravings—to create sustainable recovery.
Mental Health Nutrition
Identifies biochemical causes of depression, anxiety, insomnia, cravings, and fatigue using tailored diet changes and targeted supplements. Supports safely tapering off psychotropic medications.
Training & Supervision for Clinicians
Provides specialized clinical supervision and training for therapists, interns, and recovery coaches looking to incorporate nutritional modalities into addiction and mental health practice.
Integrative Nutrition Consultation
Direct case consultations for practitioners seeking assistance in evaluating biochemical barriers, nutrient protocols, or amino acid therapy options for complex client cases.
Clinical Skills & Specialized Modalities
Christina integrates traditional psychotherapy with cutting-edge natural health modalities to treat the whole person.
Amino Acid Therapy
Mental Health Nutrition
EMDR Therapy
Somatic Psychotherapy
Sensorimotor Approach
Hypnosis & Self-Soothing Skills
Trauma Recovery Coaching
Biochemical Craving Elimination
Psychotherapy Education
Graduated from San Francisco State University in 1983 with an MS in Counseling Psychology.
Licensed as an LMFT in California (1985), Alaska, and Colorado. Trained through the Sensorimotor Institute in somatic psychotherapy, EMDR, addiction, and hypnosis.
Professional Leadership
Founder of the Academy for Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition, offering CEU certifications through NANP.
Founding member and former Executive Director of The Alliance for Addiction Solutions.
Personal Journey
Having utilized these integrative modalities in her own healing process, Christina brings genuine empathy and deep understanding to every client interaction.
Dedicated to guiding clients toward profound, multi-level personal transformation and physical healing.