Therapist profile
Christine Rodriguez, LCSW
California
LCSW - Relationships and Sexuality
Continue with ChristineWhere Christine stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, California / 100447
- NPI
- 1306421391
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Attachment work
- Gottman method
- Mindfulness practice
About Christine
Christine Rodriguez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship and intimacy concerns, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and issues related to sexuality and LGBT clients. Christine works with people who want clearer communication, deeper connection, or help after affairs and separation.
She frames sessions around how relationship patterns form and repeat. Christine uses approaches that look at attachment dynamics and how emotions keep people stuck. She also draws on cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity.
In couples work she helps partners notice the small everyday interactions that erode closeness. She guides conversations that rebuild fondness and manage conflict without escalating. For individuals she supports people who struggle with boundaries, people-pleasing, jealousy, or codependent patterns by helping them identify needs and practice different behaviors.
Sex and intimacy are discussed directly and without judgment. Christine brings training in sex therapy and sex education to help people address mismatched desire, sexual dysfunction, or interest in kink and alternative sexual cultures. She aims to make practical changes through specific communication and behavioral strategies.
Her background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and a Sexual Health Certificate Program in Sex Therapy and Sex Education from the University of Michigan completed in 2024. Clients can expect a mix of emotion-focused work and skill-based practice aimed at clearer connection and better day-to-day functioning.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past and present bonds shape reactions in close relationships. It helps when people notice repeating patterns that push partners apart and want to try different responses. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on the emotions behind conflict and shows partners how to respond to each other's needs in new ways. EFT can help with repairing trust and increasing emotional closeness. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine will collaborate with each person or couple to choose methods that match their goals, whether that means more emotion-focused sessions or practical skill-building with CBT and mindfulness. The choice is negotiated based on what feels useful over several sessions. Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce the need to travel. It also supports sessions that focus on communication practice, grounding exercises, and role-play of difficult conversations in a way that translates to daily life.Areas of focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of relationship issues does she help with?
She helps with communication problems, infidelity, commitment issues, jealousy, and rebuilding connection after separation or affairs.
Does she work with people worried about sex or intimacy?
Yes. She has a sexual health certificate and works on sexual dysfunction, mismatched desire, and intimacy concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
She combines attachment-based and emotion-focused work with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness. Sessions mix understanding patterns with practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience working with individuals and couples on relationship and sexual concerns.
Where is she licensed and what credential does she hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California.
Can people who do not live in the US work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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