About Christine
Christine Paulsen is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in California with four years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and LGBTQ questions. Christine aims to create a respectful and compassionate space for each person she meets.
Her approach is straightforward and individualized. She tailors conversations and the plan of care to match each person’s needs and goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at practical steps you can try between meetings as well as clearer understanding during them. Christine has worked with people facing mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms, as well as attention differences like ADHD. She also supports those coping with grief, trauma or abuse, addiction, and major life changes.
Additional areas Christine addresses include body image, commitment and communication problems, family of origin issues, and questions around gender identity. She also offers support around intimacy-related topics, alternative sex culture and kink, and the complicated emotions that can come with them. Her style is collaborative and empathic.
She helps people identify manageable goals, build coping skills, and make small, steady changes. Christine emphasizes clear discussion, practical strategies, and steady support while you work toward change.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Christine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps and emotional understanding. One common approach involves learning coping skills for stress and anxiety - teaching breathing, grounding, and thinking strategies that reduce worry and help manage strong emotions. Another approach centers on improving relationships and intimacy by practicing communication skills, setting boundaries, and identifying patterns that get in the way of connection.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with the client to figure out what fits best based on current concerns, goals, and what feels most useful. Plans are adjusted over time so sessions remain relevant and helpful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people talk face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging are useful for shorter updates, ongoing support between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats aim to make counseling more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- California, Nevada
- Languages
- English
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