Christina Laydon, LICSW

Christina Laydon is an LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker practicing in Massachusetts with 24 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, anger, and coping with life changes.

Christina has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings and with people at different life stages. She uses practical methods to set clear goals and steps. Her style is respectful and interactive, and she emphasizes listening first to understand what improvement looks like for each person.

In sessions she helps clients identify manageable actions they can try between meetings. Christina draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy, along with psychoeducation, to address symptoms and everyday problems. She offers guidance and suggestions while encouraging clients to shape their own goals.

For parents and caregivers she focuses on concrete strategies to reduce stress and handle difficult interactions. She also works with people struggling with social anxiety and phobia, helping them build skills for calmer interactions and clearer boundaries.

Christina asks clients to be part of deciding treatment direction. Goals are reviewed and adjusted as progress is made. If someone wants to start, she recommends using the site flow to match and schedule a first session so practical steps can begin.

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