Christina LaBond, LCSW

Christina LaBond is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical, skills-based therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a core approach and blends other methods to meet each person where they are. Christina has eight years of clinical experience working with adults across varied settings in North Carolina and earlier practice in Michigan.

Her style is straightforward and trauma-informed. She helps people learn concrete strategies to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Sessions often focus on identifying thoughts and behaviors that get in the way, then trying small, manageable changes.

Christina also integrates acceptance and mindfulness tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy when helpful. She uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and coping skills. Attachment-based perspectives guide work on relationships and long-standing patterns formed by early experiences.

Her background includes community mental health, primary care behavioral health, court-related work, and leading psychoeducational groups on trauma, depression, anxiety, and co-occurring substance use. That variety shaped a practical approach to care and a focus on real-world change.

Christina aims to help people strengthen their coping, build healthier connections, and move toward meaningful goals. She supports clients as they try new skills and notice what works for them.

Using CBT and Acceptance-Based Tools Online

Christina often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT focuses on clear, step-by-step techniques such as thought records, behavioral experiments, and activity scheduling to reduce anxiety and depression.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept difficult feelings while clarifying values and taking committed action. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationship patterns or trust issues are a focus, exploring how past connections shape present reactions.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean starting with CBT exercises, adding acceptance skills, or practicing emotion-regulation tools together during sessions.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone helps when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports short check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines and try approaches that translate into everyday life.