Christina Kohfield, LMFT
Narrative-minded therapist focused on practical change
Details
| Name | Christina Kohfield |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 22 |
About Christina
Christina Kohfield is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 22 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and relationship struggles. Her style is warm and practical, aimed at helping clients take the next step toward feeling better.
Christina uses Narrative therapy to help people separate their problems from their identity. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around what each person needs, whether that means talking through difficult memories or trying new ways to handle stress. Her work often focuses on everyday concerns such as parenting strain, sleep problems, career stress, grief, and self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, caregiver stress, substance use, and major life transitions.
Christina pays attention to patterns like codependency, control issues, and communication breakdowns. Clients who prefer faith-informed care can expect respect for their values, as Christina brings a Christian-informed perspective to therapy when it fits a person’s needs. She combines compassion with clear, achievable steps so people can practice new skills between sessions.
Christina offers sessions in English and provides a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She helps people who want steady support through change and those who need focused work on specific challenges.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Christina works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- 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
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Christina among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Christina among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Christina among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Christina among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Christina among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Christina among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Christina among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Christina among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Christina among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Christina among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Christina directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Christina directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Attachment Approaches Work Online
Christina draws on Narrative therapy to help people separate their problems from who they are; this lets someone rewrite the story they tell about themselves and test new ways of being. Attachment-based ideas look at how early and close relationships shape current behaviors and emotional responses, which can help with intimacy, trust, and communication problems.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Christina collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, adjusting the plan over time based on what helps most. She uses client-centered listening to make space for values and background, including a Christian-informed perspective when appropriate.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation that supports deeper exploration. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simple to check in between sessions or to do brief coaching-style work during a busy week. These options help people keep therapy consistent while fitting it into real life.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, and many other life challenges.
What is her therapy style?
Her approach blends Narrative therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and practical tools from CBT and DBT to help people tell their story and change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and long-term patterns like codependency, communication problems, and caregiver stress.
Where is she licensed and based?
Christina holds a California LMFT credential and practices as a licensed marriage and family therapist in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; costs vary with location and therapist availability.
How do I get started?
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