About Christina
Christina Ashby is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and parenting concerns. She also supports clients facing trauma, grief, addiction, self-esteem struggles, and workplace or career stress. Christina writes plainly and meets people where they are in life.
She draws on 12 years of experience to guide conversations and practical steps forward. Sessions focus on understanding strengths and building small, doable changes.
Background and approach
Christina often weaves a person’s spiritual beliefs into work when that feels important to the client. Her style is collaborative and direct. She asks about family history, past diagnoses, medications, trauma, and current supports so she can form a clear picture together with the client.
That information helps shape goal-setting and treatment planning. Christina uses a mix of structured and relational methods in sessions. She blends practical skill building with reflective conversation.
Clients can expect clear homework, skill practice, and attention to patterns that repeat in relationships and work. She practices from Texas and notes that sessions must take place while the client is in the state. Christina can work by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging and will help clients pick the format that fits their schedule.
Using CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness Online
Christina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and problem-solving around work and relationships.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication. DBT tools can help when feelings feel overwhelming or reactions become intense.
Mindfulness therapy is woven into sessions to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Simple breathing and grounding exercises are taught and practiced in session to help with stress and concentration.
Choosing the right approach happens together. Christina will talk through goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit each person’s needs. The first few meetings are dedicated to finding a good fit and building a plan that feels clear and manageable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or shorter touchpoints between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- 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