- Years in practice
- 4
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California, Nevada
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Christine
Christine Paulsen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four years of professional practice in California. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Christine works with adults facing relationship and intimacy concerns, LGBT issues, and challenges around parenting and identity.
She uses straightforward conversation to understand what matters to each person. Sessions are practical and focused on small, achievable changes. Christine tailors the pace and topics to each client's situation rather than using one fixed method.
Background and approach
Her background includes clinical work with addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, and mood disorders such as bipolar and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. She also supports people dealing with body image, shame, commitment or communication problems, and complex family-of-origin themes.
Christine is experienced addressing less common concerns too, including kink and alternative sexual cultures, gender dysphoria, HIV/AIDS related issues, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. She recognizes how multiple concerns can overlap and affect daily functioning. In sessions she aims to create a respectful and compassionate space.
The focus is on understanding what’s causing distress now and building realistic tools to cope. People who prefer clear plans and gentle accountability often find this approach helpful.
What Christine works with
Everything Christine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Christine helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Young adult issues
Approaches and Online Care for Relationship and Stress Work
Christine draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on reducing symptoms and improving daily functioning. One common approach is problem-focused work that identifies specific stressors and builds step-by-step coping strategies to reduce anxiety and overwhelm. This helps when worries interfere with sleep, work, or parenting responsibilities.Another approach emphasizes interpersonal skills and communication practice. These sessions teach ways to express needs, set boundaries, and handle conflict, which is useful for relationship or intimacy difficulties. Both approaches are practical and action-oriented rather than purely exploratory.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christine collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring. She adapts pacing and techniques over time so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy makes these approaches accessible through multiple formats. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when video is not possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging offer shorter check-ins, written reflections, or ongoing support between sessions. These options let people fit care into busy schedules and choose what feels most manageable.
Questions people ask about Christine
What concerns does Christine help address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, relationship and intimacy matters, parenting strains, addiction, trauma, grief, and several identity-related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is direct and compassionate. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical steps, and adapting the conversation to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working as a clinician in California settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Christine offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is handled through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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