- Grief and loss focus
- Stress and anxiety help
- Practical goal setting
About Christine
Christine Piddington is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience. She focuses on grief and loss and draws on a hospice social work background to support people through difficult moments. Her work emphasizes practical steps and honest conversation to help people manage stress, anxiety, and life transitions.
She uses straightforward, collaborative care to address a wide range of concerns. Christine helps people facing depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those coping with family conflict, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, and ADHD-related challenges.
Her past roles include two years in the Peace Corps in Belize advocating for people with HIV/AIDS, and work in prison and hospital settings. That advocacy experience informs how she supports clients with disability leave and with securing Emotional Support Animals for housing when appropriate. These experiences add practical knowledge to her therapeutic work.
For about 7.5 years she has been offering services remotely to people in California while maintaining her California LCSW. Christine believes clients are the experts in their own lives and aims to build on existing strengths. She helps people set achievable goals, talk through painful experiences, and find small changes that make daily life easier.
Her approach balances reflection with concrete strategies. She encourages straightforward conversation about feelings and life choices, and she works with clients to develop coping tools that fit real daily routines.
Existential and Solution-Focused Work for Online Sessions
Christine uses Existential Therapy to help people reflect on meaning, values, and life choices. This approach encourages honest conversation about what matters and supports people who are wrestling with purpose, major life transitions, or feelings of emptiness.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify current strengths and build practical steps toward immediate goals. That work is task-oriented and helps when someone wants clear, short-term changes for stress, anxiety, or specific life problems.
Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. Christine will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and tailor the work together. She views therapy as a partnership where the client's priorities shape the focus and pace of sessions.
Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Many people find remote sessions helpful for keeping continuity of care while managing work, family, or mobility constraints.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Christine address?
She works with people dealing with grief, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and parenting issues, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, combining reflection with practical steps. She helps people set small goals and develop coping tools that fit everyday life.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of professional experience, including hospice social work and advocacy work in the Peace Corps and roles in prison and hospital settings.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She holds a California LCSW and provides services to people in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in California.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.