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Zapata looks forward to helping others
Sunday, November 22, 2009 — Since she began her career as a human services clinician for the adult mental health population with Daymark Recovery Services’ Albemarle location this past April, Christine Zapata has hit the ground running, steadfastly making an positive impact in the area.
A native of Wake Forrest, Zapata, who currently resides in Concord, looks forward to spreading her wings in her career. “I couldn’t wait to get started…I’m on fire and I’m looking forward to helping people,” Zapata said.
Viewing each person as a puzzle, it’s Zapata’s job to pick and pull each piece apart to see how one’s mentality works and proceed to make them a better person. According to her colleagues, this is something that she does exceptionally well as she makes room for herself in the field.
that she does exceptionally well as she makes room for herself in the field.
Recently earning her masters in clinical/community psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Zapata also holds a bachelors in psychology from the same institution, and is very interested in the well being of people.
“It’s very satisfying to know that I’m helping to change somebody’s life,” Zapata stated. “It’s pretty empowering and rewarding in helping to make a huge difference,” she said.
Outside of her career, Zapata is a competitive ball room dancer. In addition to this, she looks forward to getting married in December.
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