Christina Kohfield, LMFT
Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions
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- Attachment focused
- Skills oriented
- Faith informed
About Christina
Christina Kohfield is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California with 22 years of clinical experience. She offers steady, compassionate support for people facing big life changes and persistent stresses. Her work often centers on practical steps people can use day to day.
Christina draws on attachment-based ideas to help clients understand relationship patterns. She pairs that with client-centered listening to honor each person's values and pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used when people want clear skills for anxiety, mood shifts, or overwhelming thoughts.
She helps people who are coping with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, grief, career shifts, and midlife reassessment. Concerns about intimacy, self-esteem, body image, parenting strain, and caregiver stress are also part of her caseload. Christina aims to reduce shame and build more effective ways to manage emotion and conflict.
Christina brings a faith-informed perspective and will respect spiritual values when they matter to a person. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the client and setting practical goals that fit their life. She often works on communication, boundary setting, relapse prevention, and coping strategies.
Her style is warm and direct. Christina encourages small changes that add up over time and helps people discover clearer purpose and steadier daily routines. To start, clients use the site process to match and schedule with her according to availability.
Christina draws on attachment-based ideas to help clients understand relationship patterns. She pairs that with client-centered listening to honor each person's values and pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used when people want clear skills for anxiety, mood shifts, or overwhelming thoughts.
She helps people who are coping with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, grief, career shifts, and midlife reassessment. Concerns about intimacy, self-esteem, body image, parenting strain, and caregiver stress are also part of her caseload. Christina aims to reduce shame and build more effective ways to manage emotion and conflict.
Christina brings a faith-informed perspective and will respect spiritual values when they matter to a person. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the client and setting practical goals that fit their life. She often works on communication, boundary setting, relapse prevention, and coping strategies.
Her style is warm and direct. Christina encourages small changes that add up over time and helps people discover clearer purpose and steadier daily routines. To start, clients use the site process to match and schedule with her according to availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
22+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Online approaches that focus on relationships and skills
Christina commonly uses attachment-based ideas and client-centered listening to ground online work. Attachment-based approaches help people see how early patterns affect current relationships and guide conversations about connection, trust, and boundary setting. Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person's experience and values, so sessions often follow what the client brings and proceed at a comfortable pace.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach concrete strategies. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral changes, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and managing urges. Together these approaches let clients name what matters and practice new habits in daily life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Christina will help a client choose which methods to try based on their goals and what feels most useful. She works with people to set clear, achievable steps and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people appreciate being able to continue care during life transitions while practicing skills between sessions.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and many life changes including midlife reassessment.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach blends attachment-based listening, client-centered respect, and skills from CBT and DBT so sessions include both understanding and practical tools.
How much experience does she have?
Christina has 22 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and interpersonal challenges.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist, listed as LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.