- Existential Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Hospice experience
About Christine
Christine Piddington is a California-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief and loss, and related life challenges. Christine describes grief work as a core area shaped by years as a hospice social worker.
She has spent the last 7.5 years working remotely with people across California. That time has given her practical experience adapting conversations and support to video and phone sessions. She also draws on advocacy work from two years in the Peace Corps in Belize and roles supporting people with HIV/AIDS.
Christine has worked in a range of settings including hospitals, prisons, and hospice care. Those roles informed how she approaches complex situations like disability leave, securing Emotional Support Animals, and supporting people facing chronic illness or caregiving stress. She uses direct, clear discussion about practical steps as well as emotional responses.
Her clinical practice includes help for family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, anger, self-esteem, and career-related stress. Additional focus areas listed include ADHD, body image, blended family issues, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. She blends short-term problem solving with deeper reflection depending on what the person needs.
Christine aims to work collaboratively, helping people identify strengths and next steps. She asks questions, listens, and suggests concrete strategies people can try between sessions. People interested in starting are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button.
How Christine uses Existential and Solution-Focused approaches online
Christine uses Existential Therapy to help people reflect on meaning, values, and life choices. This approach looks at questions about purpose, personal responsibility, and how someone wants to live, which can help when anxiety or loss raises big life questions.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, practical changes that make a difference. This method focuses on current strengths and specific next steps, which can be useful for stress, relationship problems, and coping with everyday demands.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Christine will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest whether a reflective or solution-oriented focus - or a mix of both - feels most helpful. Decisions about methods are collaborative and revisited over time.
Her background includes extensive remote work across California, so she is experienced with making therapeutic work fit into everyday life. Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt sessions to focus on practical problem solving or deeper exploration depending on what the client wants.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, depression, trauma, family conflict, addictions, parenting strain, ADHD, and related issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends Existential Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy, using direct conversation and practical problem solving to address immediate concerns and deeper meaning.
How much experience does she have?
Christine has 11 years of professional experience, including hospice work and roles in hospitals and prisons that inform her practice.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds a California LCSW and practices with a California license while pursuing licensure in Alaska.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session from the available times.