Christine Hargrove

Education

Service

Outreach

Hargrove, C. (2025). Money talks: Addressing financial issues in couples therapy (Invited training). Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2025). Breadwinning and bean-counting: Exploring perceived couple financial stress allocation in a clinical sample [Poster]. The Financial Therapy Association Conference. Athens, GA.

Coambs, E., Hargrove, C., Daly, M.L. (2025). Hidden perspectives: What’s actually going on in a couples financial therapy intake? [Conference presentation]. The Financial Therapy Association Conference. Athens, GA.

Hargrove, C. (2025). ADHD and financial therapy [Invited guest]. Hyperfocus: An Understood.org podcast. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2025). Executive functions [Invited training]. The ADHD Marriage Professional Cohort. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2025). ADHD & money [Invited training]. The ADHD Marriage Professional Cohort. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2025). ADHD couples & common money issues [Invited talk]. The ADHD Couples Palooza. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2024). ADHD & money: Why it matters and how you can help [Invited training]. PESI. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2024). The art of financial conversations and neurodiversity [Invited guest]. The Healthy Love and Money podcast. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2024). How knowledge of executive functioning can empower you and your team [Invited keynote speaker]. Boehringer Ingelheim GI CAN Conference. Virtual.

Hargrove, C., Mandelbaum, S., Verly, C. (2024). ADHD-friendly personal finance [Conference presentation]. The International Conference on ADHD. Anaheim, CA.

Hargrove, C. (2024). Understanding and working with your clients with ADHD [Invited presentation]. Neurodivergent Planners Circle, Financial Planning Association. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2024). ADHD 101 [Guest lecture]. SOWK 7212, The University of Georgia. Athens, GA.

Hargrove, C. (2024). Journal Live [Invited presentation]. Society of Financial Service Professionals and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Virtual.

Sarpong, P., Hargrove, C., Sholin, S., Ramirez, J., Cho, S.H. (2024). Culturally incompetent: Repairing ruptures in client relationships. [Invited panelist]. The Financial Therapy Association Conference. San Diego, CA.

Archuleta, K., Hargrove, C., Hampton, B., Byram, J.L., Ford, M., Grable, J. (2024). Financial therapy 101: Elevating skills to enhance the working alliance [Conference presentation]. The Financial Therapy Association Conference. San Diego, CA.

Hargrove, C. (2024). Love, money, and ADHD [Invited presentation]. The Manhattan Adult ADHD Support Group. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2024). Love, money & ADHD: How neurodivergence impacts your finances [Invited podcast guest]. The Modern Financial Wellness Podcast, episode 16. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2024). Money and ADHD [Guest lecture]. FHCE 8500, The University of Georgia. Athens, GA.

Hargrove, C. (2023). Love, money, and ADHD [Conference presentation]. The International Conference on ADHD. Baltimore, MD.

Hargrove, C., Futris, T., Richardson, E. (2023). ADHD, couples, and money: The influence of ADHD symptoms on
self- and partner financial well-being [Conference presentation]. National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2023). How the 7 developmental capacities of executive functioning bring compassion to financial planning and neurodiversity [Invited guest]. The Healthy Love and Money podcast.

Hargrove, C. (2023). What do finances, relationships, and ADHD have in common? [Invited guest]. I Have ADHD podcast, episode 226.

Hargrove, C. (2023). ADHD 101 [Guest lecture]. SOWK 7212, The University of Georgia. Athens, GA.

Hargrove, C. (2023). ADHD and money [Guest lecture]. FYOS 1001, The University of Georgia. Athens, GA.

Hargrove, C. (2023). ADHD, couples, and money [Guest lecture]. PFP 900, Kansas State University. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2023). Navigating finances for couples with ADHD [Conference presentation]. The ADHD Couples Palooza. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2023). ADHD-informed financial therapy [Conference presentation]. Financial Therapy Association Annual Conference. Charlotte, NC.

Hargrove, C., Mielitz, K. (2023). Neurodiversity and transitioning servicemembers [Webinar]. Fort Liberty Employment Readiness Program. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2023). Understanding and working with your clients with ADHD [Webinar]. eMoney. Virtual.

Hargrove, C., Mielitz, K. (2023). Meeting neurodiverse client needs in the office & presentations [Webinar]. Association for Financial Planning and Counseling Education. Virtual.

Hargrove, C., Futris, T., Richardson, E. (2023). Elevating the relationships of couples with ADHD [Conference presentation]. National Alliance for Relationship and Marriage Education Annual Conference. Charleston, SC.

Hargrove, C. (2023). ADHD women & money: How to scan your executive functions to calm your finances [Conference presentation]. ADHD Women’s Palooza. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2023). Money and ADHD [Guest lecture]. FHCE 8500, The University of Georgia. Athens, GA.

Hargrove, C. (2023). Working effectively with ADHD clients [Webinar]. Financial Planning Association. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2023). Money & ADHD. I Have ADHD Focus Group [Webinar]. Virtual.

Hargrove, C., Futris, T., Richardson, E. (2022). The influence of changes in mindfulness on changes in couple relationship skills following couple relationship education [Conference presentation]. National Council on Family Relations Conference. Minneapolis, MN.

Hargrove, C. (2022). Understanding and working with your clients with ADHD [Conference presentation]. Financial Therapy Association Conference. Denver, CO.

Ford, M., Hargrove, C., Maxwell, H., Archuleta, K (2022). Your clients’ feelings about you: Why the working alliance matters and how to nurture a great relationship with clients [Poster]. Financial Therapy Association Conference. Denver, CO.

Hargrove, C. (2022). Lessons from ADHD: Identifying and addressing invisible barriers to success [Invited conference presentation]. Student Leadership Conference, The University of Georgia. Athens, GA.

Futris, T. & Hargrove, C. (2022). Best practices delivering relationship and marriage education in-person and virtually: An ELEVATE case study [Conference presentation]. National Alliance for Relationship and Marriage Education. Salt Lake City, UT.

Hargrove, C., Futris, T., & Richardson, E. (2021). Changes in couple, coparenting, and parenting well-being of parents of children with disabilities following the ELEVATE program [Conference presentation]. National Council on Family Relations Conference. Virtual.

Hargrove, C. (2021). ADHD in adolescence [Guest lecture]. HDFS 3700, The University of Georgia. Athens, GA.

Hargrove, C. (2021, 2020). Mindfulness [Guest lecture]. FACS 2000, The University of Georgia. Athens, GA.

Hargrove, C. (2020). Fighting finals fear [Invited speaker]. National Residence Honorary Program, The University of Georgia. Athens, GA.

Hargrove, C. & Culver-Turner, R (2019). Lesser-known risk factors of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder [Poster presentation]. Association for Psychological & Educational Research in Kansas Conference. Lawrence, KS.

Media Coverage:

Fidelity Smart Money (2025). How to keep FOMO from hurting your finances [Primary expert source]. Fidelity. https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/smart-money/fomo

Lin-Fisher, B. (2024). Uncomfortable conversations: How do you get your grown child to move out? [Primary expert source]. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/08/12/how-to-get-adult-kids-to-move-out/73893422007

Palmer, K. (2024). Could a ‘body double’ help you complete money tasks? [Expert source]. NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/could-a-body-double-help-you-complete-money-tasks

Gage, D. (2023). Five ways for advisors to accommodate clients with ADHD [Primary expert source]. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/globe-advisor/advisor-practice/article-five-ways-for-advisors-to-accomodate-clients-with-adhd/

Areas of Expertise

• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Neurodiversity
• Couples & Relationships
• Financial Therapy/Behavioral Finance

Christine Hargrove, PhD, LMFT, CFT, is Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the Love and Money Center at the University of Georgia. She currently serves as President-Elect for the Financial Therapy Association. Her expertise has been featured in the Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, the Journal of Financial Service Professionals, Family Relations, Attention magazine, the USA Today, NerdWallet, Fidelity.com, the Globe and Mail, the XY Planning Network, and many more, and she regularly presents at national, international, and virtual conferences.

Current Classes

FACS 5910: Undergraduate Internship in Couple and Family Therapy (CFT)

Publications

Zvonkovic, A. & Hargrove, C. (2025). Mothering neurodiverse children: All-terrain parenting. In A. Goldberg & K. Allen (Eds.) Opening Family Secrets: Stigma, Shame, Stress, and Strength. Cognella.

Ford, M. R., Goetz, J. W., Archuleta, K. L., Hargrove, C. M., & Gale, J. (2025). Development of the Couple Financial Conflict Scale: A pilot study. 16(1).

Hargrove, C., Ford, M., Archuleta, K. (2025).  Breadwinning and bean-counting: Exploring perceived couple financial stress allocation in a clinical sample. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning.

Ford, M.R., Goetz, J.W., Archuleta, K.L., Hargrove, C., & Gale, J. (accepted). Development of the Couple Financial Conflict Scale: A Pilot Study. Journal of Financial Therapy.

Hargrove, C. (2025). How to Master ADHD Money Management: Tips from an ADHD Financial Therapist. ADDept.org.

Hargrove, C. (2024). Financial professionals and ADHD clients: Promoting positive financial changes. Journal of Financial Service Professionals.

Arroyo, A., Winkelman Richards, E., Hargrove, C., & Futris, T. (2024). Foster caregivers' depressive symptoms and parenting stress: Applying the theory of resilience and relational load. Family Relations. 1– 17. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12908

Hargrove, C. (2023). ADHD and financial therapy. Attention. 26-29.

Hargrove, C. (2023). Practical strategies for supporting clients with ADHD. Heart of Advice series by eMoney. https://emoneyadvisor.com/blog/practical-strategies-for-supporting-clients-with-adhd/

Hargrove, C. (2022). Couples with ADHD: Living and loving with an invisible disorder. The NCFR Report.

Hargrove, C., Campbell, A., Trejo, A., & Gale, J. (2021). The use of Narrative Therapy practices to address COVID-19 adversity. The NCFR Report. https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report/summer-2021/use-narrative-therapy-practices-address-covid-19-adversity