Christina Tyhurst, LCSW

Christina Tyhurst is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting challenges, anger, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career concerns, depression, and coping with life changes.

She shifted to working with adults in 2017 and now concentrates on relationship and life skills. Christina helps people build boundaries, practice mindfulness, manage anger, and increase assertiveness. She also supports people learning to identify, express, and regulate emotions.

Christina draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and narrative approaches to help people understand patterns that keep them stuck. She often looks at how attachment styles and personal stories shape choices and relationships. Therapy sessions focus on practical skills and clearer thinking about problems.

Her early work included supporting children with autism and providing behavior-focused services such as parent training and behavior modification. That background informs how she teaches skills, breaks goals into small steps, and partners with clients to try new strategies in daily life.

Christina values a good fit between therapist and client and encourages people to find the right match. She aims for a warm, direct style where clients leave with tools they can use between sessions. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she acknowledges that courage while helping clients move forward.

Approaches that guide online work

Christina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at relationship patterns and how early connections shape current reactions and trust. Narrative Therapy helps people reframe personal stories and find alternative meanings that support healthier choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christina will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She checks in regularly about what is helping and adjusts techniques so sessions remain practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or texting can be a brief check-in or a way to work through small steps between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep practice going between appointments.