Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Christina works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas, Oregon
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christina
Christina Ashby is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, and relationship struggles. She offers straightforward support for depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and challenges around intimacy and self‑esteem. Christina works from Texas and draws on 12 years of experience to guide practical next steps.
Her approach centers on meeting people where they are and building on existing strengths. Sessions often include goal setting, skill practice, and clear steps clients can try between meetings.
Background and approach
She welcomes discussion of spiritual beliefs when that matters to the person seeking help. Christina uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to notice unhelpful thinking and change unhelpful habits. She also blends mindfulness techniques to help manage strong emotions and Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies for distress tolerance and emotional regulation.
For relationship work she pulls from the Gottman Method and Imago Relationship Therapy to improve communication and reduce repeating conflict patterns. This can help couples and individuals who want more connection and clearer boundaries. Practical details are discussed up front.
Christina asks about family background, past mental health history, medical conditions, any trauma, and current supports to make a treatment plan that fits. She encourages small, doable steps so progress feels achievable and real.
What Christina works with
Everything Christina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Christina's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Workplace issues
Approaches Christina lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Evidence‑based approaches for online work
Christina often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT involves setting concrete goals, trying new behaviors, and tracking what works, which can reduce anxiety, low mood, and patterns that feed anger.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices to help with emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT strategies teach breathing, grounding, and boundary skills while mindfulness helps people notice feelings without reacting immediately. These tools are useful for managing intense emotions and improving day‑to‑day coping.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, values, and what feels doable. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text‑based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for face‑to‑face conversation and exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat work well for brief check‑ins or when clients prefer written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied lifestyles.
Questions people ask about Christina
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, self‑esteem, parenting strain, and career or life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and direct. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill practice, and small steps clients can use between appointments.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with individuals and couples, using a range of therapeutic methods to address emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials and region apply?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing from Texas with TX LCSW and OR LCSW licensure noted in her profile.
Which languages and international services are offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text‑based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's listed availability.