Christina Ashby, LCSW - Therapist in Texas

About Christina

Christina Ashby is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strains, relationship and family concerns, and grief. She also supports those dealing with addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, and work-related pressures. Christina draws on a practical, down-to-earth style to help clients regain balance and build on their strengths.

Christina uses a mix of talk and skill-building in sessions. She listens first to understand what matters most.

Background and approach

Then she offers tools from cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful thinking. For relationship concerns she brings in Gottman and Imago ideas to improve communication and connection. Her approach is collaborative and respectful of personal beliefs.

Christina notes spiritual values when clients want them included and weaves those beliefs into care when helpful. She aims to make goals concrete so people know what progress looks like. With 12 years of practice as an LCSW, Christina brings experience with a wide range of problems including parenting challenges, ADHD, compassion fatigue, codependency, and first responder or veteran-related stress.

She keeps explanations simple and focuses on small, achievable steps. Sessions are available in English and conducted while the client is in Texas. Christina invites people to describe their situation, strengths, and any past diagnoses or traumas so sessions start with clear information and shared goals.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and relationship work

Christina commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and manage strong emotions. CBT breaks problems into clear steps and teaches specific skills to test and change thinking patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness offers simple practices to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, which can ease stress and improve focus.

For relationship work she uses Gottman Method and Imago ideas to improve communication and rebuild trust. The Gottman Method emphasizes practical communication skills and patterns that predict relationship health. Imago Relationship Therapy helps partners understand each other's emotional experiences and heal past wounds through guided dialogue. Christina will work together with each person to choose and adapt these approaches based on goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in practice.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit busy schedules. This flexibility lets people attend from home while maintaining regular contact and continuing skill practice between sessions. The online format supports ongoing work on parenting, family challenges, stress, and relationships with easier scheduling and frequent check-ins.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Gottman Method

A research-based framework for couples, focused on how partners argue, repair, and stay connected. Practical and structured, with exercises to try between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Christina address?

Christina supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and related issues such as ADHD and workplace stress.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a collaborative, down-to-earth style that combines listening with concrete skill teaching. Sessions focus on practical steps clients can use between appointments.

How much experience does she have?

Christina has 12 years of clinical experience working as a licensed social worker on a range of mental health and relationship concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Texas and Oregon credentials: TX LCSW 65346 and OR LCSW L15358, and practices while clients are located in Texas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 12 years
Licensed: Texas, Oregon
Languages: English

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