- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas, Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Christina
Christina Ashby, LCSW, offers a calm, practical approach for parents dealing with stress, relationship strain, and life's transitions. She writes plainly and listens carefully to understand each person’s situation. Her style is steady and matter-of-fact, aimed at helping people notice strengths and make small changes that add up over time.
Christina draws on 12 years of clinical work in Texas and brings a faith-informed perspective when clients want that included.
Background and approach
She encourages people to name what matters to them and to use their values as part of healing. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps you can try between meetings. Her practice often addresses anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, parenting concerns, and issues around intimacy and relationships.
Christina also helps with workplace stress, compassion fatigue, and struggles tied to culture or military experience. She pays attention to patterns such as codependency, guilt, shame, and triggers from past abuse. Therapeutic tools include cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts, dialectical skills for emotional regulation, mindfulness exercises, and relationship work using Gottman and Imago ideas.
These methods are adaptable to each person’s needs and preferences. Christina will discuss what feels most useful and create a plan you can try. Practical matters are addressed plainly.
She asks about your family setup, relevant medical or mental health history, trauma history, social supports, and current strengths. That information helps prioritize goals and keeps sessions focused on real life changes.
What Christina works with
Everything Christina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Christina helps people with.
- 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.
Approaches for online relationship and stress work
Christina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and everyday stressors because it breaks problems into small, manageable steps.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. DBT techniques are helpful when emotions feel overwhelming or reactions escalate quickly.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Christina will talk with you about goals, try methods that fit your style, and adjust the plan over time. She encourages feedback so the work stays practical and relevant to your life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face connection and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer brief, flexible ways to touch base or practice skills between longer sessions.
These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family duties, and travel. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver the same therapeutic approaches used in person while fitting into your daily routine.
Questions people ask about Christina
Which concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Christina works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting concerns, grief, workplace problems, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a straightforward, supportive approach that highlights strengths and practical steps. Sessions often include skills practice and goal-setting you can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with individuals on a range of concerns in Texas.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with TX LCSW and OR LCSW credentials and is based in Texas.
Which languages are supported and are international clients seen?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
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?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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