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Christine Rodriguez, LCSW

Relationship-focused therapist for intimacy and stress

4 years in practice · based in California · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Christine

Christine Rodriguez is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on relationship and intimacy concerns. She helps people who feel disconnected from partners, struggle with communication, or face sexual and intimacy problems. Her work also addresses anxiety, stress, and self-esteem issues that affect how people relate to others.

Christine uses approaches that help people notice patterns in their relationships and try new ways of connecting. She draws on methods that focus on attachment and emotional connection, practical skills for communication, and mindful awareness to reduce reactivity.

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Background and approach

Sessions aim to make conversations less painful and more useful for solving everyday problems. Clients can expect a collaborative style that blends skills practice with deeper work on feelings and patterns. Christine helps people identify repeated cycles, understand how past experiences affect current relationships, and test new behaviors in safe steps.

She also offers support around issues like infidelity, jealousy, separation, and non-monogamous arrangements. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and clinical work over four years with individuals and couples. Christine holds an LCSW credential in California.

She also completed a Sexual Health Certificate Program in Sex Therapy and Sex Education at the University of Michigan. Sessions are offered in English and can cover a range of concerns from trauma and abuse to money stress and sexual dysfunction. The focus is on practical change that improves closeness, trust, and daily functioning.

Approaches for connection online

Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early bonds shape current relationships and helps people notice patterns that lead to disconnection; it is useful for couples and individuals who want more supported emotional connection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve communication. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on feelings in the moment and supports partners in expressing needs so they can rebuild trust and closeness.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and collaborate on which methods to try. That shared decision-making lets the plan change over time based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people read tone and body language, phone calls work when video is not possible or bandwidth is low, and chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or when a quick session fits a busy day. These options make it easier to attend sessions from work, home, or while traveling and support consistent progress over time.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with people on relationship and intimacy problems, including communication issues, affairs, sexual difficulties, anxiety, and self-esteem concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and interactive, mixing skills practice with work on emotional connection and patterns that cause repeated conflict.
What is her professional background?
She earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and has over four years of clinical experience with individuals and couples.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW credential in California and practices with that licensure in the state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.

What this therapist works with

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Experience
4 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English

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