Christine Piddington, LCSW

Christine Piddington is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience. She offers steady, compassionate support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and other major life changes. Christine draws on a background in hospice social work and community advocacy to meet people where they are.

She focuses on grief and loss, shaped by her work in hospice settings. That experience informs how she listens and guides practical steps through painful transitions. She also helps with depression, trauma and abuse, family conflict, addiction, and the everyday strain of caregiving and chronic illness.

Her earlier service includes two years in the Peace Corps in Belize, where she advocated for people living with HIV/AIDS. She has experience working in prisons and hospitals and supporting disability leave and Emotional Support Animal requests in housing. Those roles shaped a practical approach to barriers people face when asking for help.

Christine uses Existential Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people identify meaning and set achievable goals. Sessions tend to focus on clear steps, personal values, and small changes that add up. She believes clients are the experts on their own lives and works collaboratively to find what fits.

She holds an active California license and currently lives in Alaska while pursuing licensure there. Sessions are provided remotely to people in California; confirm the current session options before booking.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Existential Therapy invites people to look at meaning, values, and choices in life. It helps when someone feels stuck, faces major life changes, or questions what matters next. The focus is on clarifying what is important and making decisions that align with those values.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes practical steps and measurable goals. Sessions often identify small, achievable changes and track progress. This approach is helpful for stress, relationship problems, parenting concerns, and short-term problem solving.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. That may mean trying a value-focused conversation one week and a goal-oriented plan the next.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not detailed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during a lunch break or between appointments. It also makes it possible to work with a licensed professional in California while living elsewhere in the U.S., subject to licensing rules and the therapist's stated service area.