Christina Harrison, LCSW
California · 9 years in practice
Christina Harrison is a licensed clinical social worker in California who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, addiction, depression, and self-esteem struggles.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 101035 · expires April 2027
- NPI
- 1689152555 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Christina
Christina Harrison is a licensed clinical social worker in California who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, addiction, depression, and self-esteem struggles. She listens without judgment and supports clients as they take steps toward clearer thinking and more manageable days. Her style is warm and straightforward so people can focus on what matters most to them.
Christina uses practical approaches to help people notice patterns and change unhelpful habits. She blends methods that focus on relationships, present-moment awareness, and thinking skills to address emotions and behavior.
Background and approach
EMDR is one tool she includes for processing traumatic memories when appropriate. Sessions typically aim to make problems feel smaller and more understandable. She encourages small experiments between sessions and teaches simple tools for coping with intense feelings.
Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person’s readiness. Christina draws on nine years of experience, including prior work in addiction services. That background informs her approach to substance use concerns and co-occurring issues like anxiety or mood changes.
Clients can expect a therapist who pays attention to how past relationships affect current patterns. She offers therapy in English and works with people across many concerns such as grief, relationship problems, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and work-related strain. Christina aims to help people build clearer choices and healthier routines for daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Christina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christina names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches to trauma, attachment, and coping online
Christina commonly uses EMDR to help people process upsetting memories and reduce their emotional charge, and she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test different behaviors. Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her work to notice how early relationship experiences shape current reactions and choices.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. She will work with each person to weigh goals, comfort level, and past experiences to decide what to try first. The plan can change over time as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow full face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, and getting timely support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep consistent contact with a licensed professional.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Christina address?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, depression, self-esteem problems, relationship and family concerns, grief, eating and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, anger, career stress, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and direct. Sessions are collaborative, nonjudgmental, and focused on practical steps people can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience, plus prior work as a paraprofessional in addiction treatment that shapes her work with substance use and related issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in California and practices under that credential in the state.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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