Hello! Thank you for reading my profile. I am a marriage and family therapist (LMFT) licensed in California with over 20 years of experience working as a psychotherapist. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, issues pertaining to sexuality, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, and issues pertaining to spirituality. I also helped many people who have experienced physical and sexual trauma or emotional abuse.
My counseling style is warm and down to earth. My goal is to create an environment where you feel at ease talking about what is in your heart and on your mind. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and psycho-dynamic counseling. And I love Tapping! Tapping is a really great technique to destress and process intense feelings. With that said, each person is different and has different needs. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is about teaming up to give you the insight, inner wisdom and motivation to make the changes you want in your life. We will come up with a plan to work on improving your current situation. Some people simply need a compassionate person to hear them out. Some people may want a concrete action plan with steps and advise on how to proceed. Our work is to collaborate and come up with a plan that would be most effective in meeting your needs.
On a practical matter, my office hours are between 9 am and 8 pm, Tuesday through Thursday. I will respond to messages within 24 hours. If you would like a video chat session during a time that is not listed, please send me a message and we may be able to work out scheduling a time that works for both of our schedules.
"Out of clutter, find simplicity. Out of discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity." Albert Einstein
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature." Marcus Aurelius
I look forward to working with you!
Respectfully,
Christina Kohfield, LMFT 78980
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
CA LMFT 78980
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She’s simply the best.
Written on Dec 16, 2024 after therapy with Christina for 3 years and 6 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, career difficulties, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Christina is absolutely wonderful and I am so grateful that I better help connected me with her. She has expertise in every area that is important to me and beyond. This is my first time talking to some one about things that have been bottled up for years. I feel lighter and healthier and in a much better head space because of Christina. She is kind, empathetic, listens, cares, and speaks to some really important helpful and educational pieces when appropriate. She is just what I need to be the best version of myself (for my family and myself- the person I was forgetting about in the chaos of daily life :-) ). Grateful doesn't even begin to describe it and I can not recommend her enough!!
Written on Oct 31, 2024 after therapy with Christina for 1 month on issues concerning addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
Christina is patient, caring and knowledgeable. Christina has helped me build tools to better myself and I have seen that transform into helping others. Highly recommend!
Written on Oct 04, 2024 after therapy with Christina for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
I’ve only been with Christina a few sessions and I can say she’s been HUGE for me already! She’s super kind and loving and will hear you out in every detail! Highly recommend!:)
Written on Jul 01, 2024 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
I’ve only had a couple session but I can really see the desire to help and passion she has for the field. She’s made me feel listened to and safe to share things I haven’t told anyone else. She is easy to talk with and I look forward to our sessions.
Written on Jun 28, 2024 after therapy with Christina for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life
Christina got me through one of the hardest years of my life. I’m huge into personal development and doing the work, and I feel that our style, work and pacing is well matched and precise. I’m just so incredibly grateful to have found her. I hope to have a working relationship with her for a very long time.
Written on Jul 28, 2022 after therapy with Christina for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd