About Christopher
Christopher Standish is a licensed clinical social worker who brings nine years of hands-on experience to his practice in California. He has worked in publicly funded mental health clinics and substance abuse treatment settings. Christopher focuses on practical steps people can use to reduce stress and improve relationships.
He helps people address anxiety, depression, anger, and low self-esteem. He also works with those facing challenges around relationships, communication, and life purpose.
Background and approach
Christopher listens closely to each person’s story before suggesting a path forward. His approach mixes straightforward conversation with evidence-informed strategies. He uses Client-Centered Therapy to make space for each person’s perspective.
He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to set small, achievable goals. Sessions are shaped around what the person needs in the moment. Christopher pays attention to how past experiences affect present choices and feelings.
He aims to create clear, doable steps people can try between sessions. Christopher values respect and sensitivity in every encounter. He encourages people to notice small changes and build on them.
The first steps can feel hard, and he works to make the process understandable and manageable for each person.
Approaches and Online Therapy Options
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s own goals and values, making space for their perspective and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and uses practical exercises to change patterns that contribute to anxiety or low mood. Motivational Interviewing helps people identify and strengthen their own reasons for change, which can be useful when motivation feels stuck.Choosing the right therapeutic approach usually happens together. The therapist will talk about different options and try approaches that match the person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape clear steps and short-term goals that feel relevant.
Online therapy formats make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls let people see facial cues and have longer conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short updates, brief coaching, or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options let people work on stress, relationships, motivation, and mood in ways that match their daily routine.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New York, California
- Languages
- English