- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Christina
Christina Harrison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years of experience in mental health care. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and parenting challenges. Christina aims to make the first step feel less overwhelming and more manageable for someone seeking change.
She creates a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters most. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what the client wants to change.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and paced to match each person's comfort level. Christina uses a mix of approaches based on the client's needs. She draws on attachment-focused ideas to look at relationship patterns.
Cognitive behavioral techniques help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also brings experience from addiction treatment work and supports people coping with grief, body image concerns, caregiver stress, and blended family issues. That background informs how she addresses motivation and relapse prevention when applicable.
In sessions she emphasizes collaboration and concrete steps. Clients and Christina set small goals and check progress together. Over time the focus shifts toward tools clients can use independently.
Christina practices in California and conducts therapy in English. Her style is steady and practical, aimed at helping people feel more capable in daily life.
What Christina works with
Everything Christina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Christina helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christina lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches you can use online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotions. It helps people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and find new ways to feel supported with others.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and habit changes because it gives concrete tools to try between sessions.
Christina will work with each person to find the best approach. She treats the choice of methods as a collaboration, adjusting techniques to match a client's goals, values, and life situation. That means plans are revisited and adapted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick updates, journaling between sessions, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options give flexibility to keep momentum and practice skills consistently.
Questions people ask about Christina
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and related concerns such as body image and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical steps, and building skills that can be used between meetings.
What background does she bring to sessions?
Christina has nine years of professional experience plus earlier work as a paraprofessional in addiction treatment, which informs her work with motivation and recovery issues.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, CA LCSW, practicing in California.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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