About Christina
Christina Ashby is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and phobias. She works with individuals on relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, career questions, and issues like shame, codependency, and trauma. Christina uses clear, practical steps so people can make small changes that add up.
Christina draws on 12 years of experience and a background that includes ministry work and long-term helping roles.
Background and approach
She values a person’s spiritual beliefs and brings those into sessions when clients want that included. Sessions focus on strengths, safe pacing, and building skills to manage emotions and reactions. Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to reshape unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
For relationship work she uses the Gottman Method and Imago Relationship Therapy to improve communication and repair connection. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help people notice their thoughts and calm their nervous system. Christina asks about family history, past diagnoses, medications, trauma history, substance use, strengths, and current support during initial intake so she can plan care that fits each person.
She points out that sessions must take place while both client and therapist are in Texas. Her tone is steady and encouraging. She acknowledges that life can be messy and that change often happens in small steps.
Christina aims to be a collaborative guide while clients learn new ways to cope and move forward.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Christina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, with some relationship tools from the Gottman Method. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease anxiety, phobias, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches practical skills for regulating intense emotions, managing distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. The Gottman Method offers concrete communication exercises and routines to rebuild trust and reduce conflict in relationships.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Christina will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, mixing skill practice, mindfulness, and relational work as needed.
Online therapy lets clients use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging based on what fits their day. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill coaching and deeper dialogue. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when being on camera feels difficult. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick coaching, and keeping momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, or a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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