Therapist profile
Christine Piddington, LCSW
California
LCSW helping with grief and anger
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, California / 69521
- NPI1265953293
- Experience11 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- Existential therapy
- Solution-focused work
- Remote sessions experience
About Christine
Christine Piddington is a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 11 years of professional experience. She focuses on problems like grief and loss, stress and anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, parenting strains, and anger. She has a background in hospice social work and remote practice that informs how she supports people.
Her hospice work shaped her approach to grief and loss. She spent time as a hospice social worker helping people manage the practical and emotional tasks that follow major loss. That experience also deepened her work with chronic illness, caregiving stress, and end-of-life concerns.
Earlier work includes two years in the Peace Corps in Belize, where she advocated for people with HIV/AIDS and supported underprivileged communities. She has experience in hospital and prison settings and has assisted with workplace disability leave and securing Emotional Support Animals in housing situations. These roles taught her how systems and paperwork can affect everyday coping.
Christine uses Existential Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in sessions. Expect conversations that look at meaning, values, and small practical steps to change current patterns. She frames therapy as collaborative and practical rather than prescriptive.
She has provided remote care for about 7.5 years to people across California. Sessions are offered in English. Christine does not currently accept international clients and maintains her California LCSW credential while pursuing licensure elsewhere.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Existential Therapy looks at questions of meaning, values, and personal responsibility. In sessions that draw on this approach, conversations focus on what matters to the client now and how choices reflect their priorities. Solution-Focused Therapy homes in on concrete, short-term steps and small changes that produce noticeable differences. It is useful for problem areas like anger, work stress, and relationship patterns where practical adjustments help quickly.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christine works collaboratively with clients to test what helps best. She will discuss goals, try strategies, and adjust the approach based on how things are going so clients find workable options for their daily life.
She has delivered remote sessions for several years and brings that experience to scheduling and session flow. Because the exact session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around work, caregiving, or medical needs, and can allow for shorter check-ins or sessions that do not require video when that suits the client. Licensed professionals aim to make sessions practical and manageable within everyday routines.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, anger, parenting concerns, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
She combines Existential Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy, focusing on values, meaning, and practical next steps rather than long lectures.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience, including hospice social work and advocacy work with underserved communities.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a California LCSW and practices from California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients within California.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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