- Grief and loss focus
- Collaborative problem solving
- Practical coping tools
About Christine
Christine Piddington is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship concerns while honoring each person's strengths and life story.
Her background includes work as a hospice social worker, which shaped her approach to grief and loss. That experience taught her to sit with strong emotions and guide practical steps for daily life. She also spent two years in the Peace Corps in Belize advocating for people with HIV/AIDS, and she has provided services in hospitals and prison settings.
Christine has supported people through a wide range of challenges, including trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, parenting strain, codependency, and coping with life changes. She brings particular experience with caregiver stress, chronic illness, and issues that arise when disability leave or housing needs intersect with mental health.
Her work emphasizes collaboration. She believes clients are the experts on their own lives and helps them identify workable next steps. Christine draws from existential therapy to explore meaning and from solution-focused methods to set short-term goals and clear steps forward.
She practices with a focus on practical tools and steady emotional support. People often come for help with communication problems, self-esteem, career transitions, and processing loss. Sessions are offered in English and based from her California license.
Approaches that guide online therapy sessions
Existential therapy emphasizes questions about meaning, choice, and what matters most to a person. It helps when someone feels stuck, faces loss, or is re-evaluating life directions by creating space to reflect on values and priorities.Solution-focused therapy centers on small, practical steps and clear goals. It is useful when someone wants quick, usable strategies to change patterns, improve communication, or handle stress and daily challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She balances deeper reflection with concrete goals so clients get both understanding and action plans.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and fit work, family, and treatment into a busy week. It also allows short check-ins or longer sessions depending on what a person needs. Discussing practical needs - like time of day and how to structure sessions - happens at intake so appointments can fit into everyday life.
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Christine address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship issues, parenting strain, codependency, and related problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach blends existential therapy and solution-focused therapy, combining conversations about meaning with short-term, goal-oriented steps.
What experience does she bring?
She has 11 years of clinical experience, including hospice social work, Peace Corps advocacy, and work in hospital and prison settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a California LCSW and practices from California while pursuing additional licensure in Alaska.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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