PuttingFamilyFirst

The therapist listings are provided by BetterHelp and we will earn a commission if you use our link - at no cost to you.

CR Portrait of Christine Rodriguez
Online therapist

Christine Rodriguez

Compassionate help for relationship and intimacy struggles

Book with Christine
Credentials
LCSW
Experience
4 years
Licensed in
California
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Christine

Christine Rodriguez is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on relationships and intimacy. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, and trauma. She also supports clients navigating LGBT issues, sexual concerns, and the emotional fallout from affairs or separations.

She helps couples and individuals who want clearer communication and deeper connection. Sessions involve learning practical ways to talk about hard topics, reduce conflict, and rebuild trust.

Background and approach

Christine uses straightforward tools that couples can try between meetings. Christine blends several evidence-informed methods to fit each person's needs. She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how past bonds shape current reactions, Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help partners name feelings, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking patterns.

The goal is to create small, manageable shifts rather than quick fixes. Her training includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and clinical experience over four years as a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW. She is licensed in California - CA LCSW 100447.

Christine also completed a Sexual Health Certificate Program in Sex Therapy and Sex Education at the University of Michigan in 2024. In sessions she combines practical exercises, gentle feedback, and clear communication strategies. Parents and partners will find direct guidance on topics like intimacy, boundaries, money and commitment issues, polyamory and non-monogamy, and sexual dysfunction.

The work moves at a pace each person can handle.

Therapeutic approaches for relationships online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions. Online sessions use conversation and exercises to notice those patterns and try new, safer ways of connecting. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps partners name and share painful feelings. In remote work this often means guided conversations where the therapist helps each person slow down and respond differently. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine treats approach selection as a collaborative decision based on a person's goals, current struggles, and comfort level. She will explain options, try methods in session, and adjust based on what helps most for the issues at hand.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to get support. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions suit those on the go, and live chat or text messaging provide short check-ins and written practice between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to try approaches that translate into daily life.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of relationship concerns does Christine address?
She works with relationship and intimacy issues including communication problems, infidelity, jealousy, commitment concerns, and sexual dysfunction.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is practical and interactive, mixing conversations, brief exercises, and tools to use between sessions so changes carry into daily life.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Master of Social Work and has four years of clinical experience working with individuals and couples on relationship and sexual health.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker in California with the credential CA LCSW 100447.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How do payments and costs work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience
4 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English

Next step

Talk to Christine

  • Takes a few minutes
  • Nothing to set up just to look
  • Stop at any point
Book with Christine