Christine Piddington, LCSW
Licensed in California · 11 years in practice
Christine Piddington is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of practice.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 69521 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1265953293 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
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About Christine
Christine Piddington is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of practice. She uses straightforward, people-centered work to help when life feels overwhelming. Her style is calm and practical, aimed at making daily life more manageable.
Her approach grew from years in hospice social work, where she focused on grief and loss. That experience shaped how she listens and what she offers to people moving through bereavement. She also spent two years in the Peace Corps in Belize advocating for people with HIV/AIDS, which informs her work with underprivileged and marginalized clients.
Background and approach
For the past 7.5 years Christine has provided remote therapy across California. She helps with stress and anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship problems, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She also addresses concerns such as abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and communication problems.
Christine brings direct experience from hospital and prison settings, and from supporting people through disability leave and housing issues related to emotional support animals. She focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions, and frames work around each person’s goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. She is based in California and holds a California LCSW license.
Sessions are offered remotely in English. Christine aims to create a steady, collaborative space where people can make concrete changes and find better ways to cope.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Christine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christine names
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Online support
Existential and Solution-Focused Support Online
Existential Therapy helps people think about meaning, responsibility, and the values that guide their choices. It can be useful when someone is rethinking life direction, coping with loss, or feeling stuck. Solution-Focused Therapy zooms in on what works now and on small, practical steps to reach a chosen goal. It is often used for stress, anxiety, relationship problems, and making quick changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine will collaborate with each person to balance deeper exploration and practical steps, adjusting methods to match goals and preferences. She treats the first sessions as a time to learn what matters to the client and what tools feel useful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations for deeper sessions. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not needed or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when a shorter, more frequent touchpoint is helpful. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules and to keep momentum between appointments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help people with?
Christine works with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and parenting issues, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends existential and solution-focused approaches, offering straightforward, goal-oriented work while exploring meaning and values when needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of clinical experience, including years as a hospice social worker and two years in the Peace Corps advocating for people with HIV/AIDS.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a California LCSW license and practices remotely with clients across California.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Christine provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session based on therapist availability.
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