Therapist profile
Christina Balboni, LCSW
California
LCSW - Stress and Grief Support
Continue with ChristinaWhere Christina stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, California / 89567
- NPI
- 1710520184
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Codependency issues
About Christina
Christina Balboni is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with eight years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Christina also lists codependency among the concerns she addresses.
She previously spent more than a decade working in the geriatric field, and that background shaped how she talks about loss and change. In sessions she talks through grief, including end-of-life care and bereavement, in straightforward terms. She also works on motivation, confidence, and the practical steps that can reduce day-to-day anxiety.
Christina describes her approach as respectful and sensitive. She shapes conversations and plans to fit what each person brings to the room. That means focusing on simple, actionable steps as well as the feelings beneath them. Sessions tend to combine emotional support with problem-solving that people can try between meetings.
People who struggle with patterns of people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, or feeling overwhelmed by someone else’s moods may find the focus areas relevant. Christina also notes experience with attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, chronic illness and disability, and communication or control issues. She lists a broad set of personality-related concerns she has worked with.
To get started she asks people to use the site’s matching process and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and Christina works in English from California.
How sessions work
How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions
Many evidence-based techniques focus on changing unhelpful habits and on learning new ways to respond to stress. Cognitive approaches aim to identify patterns of thinking that increase anxiety or low mood and replace them with more balanced thoughts; these techniques help when worry, self-criticism, or motivation problems get in the way. Skills-based strategies focus on small, concrete actions like setting limits, improving communication, or managing daily routines; these are useful for people dealing with codependent behaviors or life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to test which techniques feel most useful. Over time the plan is adjusted based on what helps with the client’s goals and day-to-day problems rather than following a fixed method from the start.
The site’s sign-up and matching process is how to begin. The biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm the available formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when life is busy. Licensed professionals can use focused skills practice and conversational work in remote sessions to support stress management, grief processing, and setting boundaries.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and setting boundaries?
Yes. She lists codependency and communication problems among the issues she addresses and works on practical steps to set limits and protect your time.
What is her style in sessions?
She uses respectful, sensitive conversation and combines emotional discussion with problem-solving and actionable steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She holds eight years of professional experience and more than a decade working in geriatric settings before that.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and practices from California.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people in California.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; cost varies with location.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.