About Christina
Christina Tyhurst is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She supports parents facing parenting challenges and people coping with life changes, anger, trauma, and self-esteem concerns. Christina practices in California and brings ten years of clinical experience to her work.
She spent early years working with children on the autism spectrum, first in a school setting and later providing in-home Applied Behavior Analysis style services.
Background and approach
That work focused on daily living skills, behavior modification, and supporting families through teaching and coaching. Those hands-on roles shaped how she explains skills and breaks problems into clear steps. Christina later completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Southern California and worked in school counseling and a partial hospitalization program at UCLA’s neuropsychiatric hospital.
She has experience supervising ABA programs, running parent training, and doing case management for families with children on the spectrum. Since 2017 she has concentrated on adult-focused concerns. Sessions often cover boundaries, mindfulness, anger management, assertiveness, and communication skills.
She also helps people look at attachment patterns and life stories to understand how those shape current relationships and choices. Her style is collaborative and practical. Christina likes to teach small skills each week and build stronger ways of handling emotions.
She encourages people to try different approaches and to find a therapist fit that feels right for them.
How attachment, CBT, and narrative work online
Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in close relationships and how those patterns affect current feelings and behavior. Online sessions can use conversation and exercises to help people notice attachment habits and try new ways of relating that feel safer and clearer.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In teletherapy Christina can teach simple CBT tools like tracking thought patterns, trying behavioral experiments, and practicing new routines to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their lives. Through guided conversation online, clients can reframe limiting stories and strengthen alternative, more helpful narratives that support change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christina collaborates with clients to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts the plan as progress unfolds so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online formats offer flexibility for different days and energy levels. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and teaching of skills. Phone sessions can be a lighter option when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, journaling prompts, or ongoing skill practice between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English