Christine Piddington, LCSW

Christine Piddington is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience helping people move through hard times. She draws on a long history of supporting people with grief, anxiety, stress, and major life changes. Christine centers clients' strengths and practical needs in sessions.

She developed deep experience in grief and loss while working as a hospice social worker. That background shaped how she talks with people about mourning, complicated loss, and end-of-life concerns. She also has experience in hospitals, prisons, and community advocacy settings, which informs her work with people facing systemic or practical barriers.

Christine spent two years in the Peace Corps in Belize, advocating for people with HIV/AIDS, and has continued that focus on client advocacy throughout her career. She can help with workplace disability leave questions and has experience supporting people seeking emotional support animal documentation for housing needs.

Her practice includes common concerns such as depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and anger. She also supports people with relationship struggles, parenting stress, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and career-related issues. Jealousy appears among the relationship-focused topics she helps people talk through.

Christine has worked remotely for the past 7.5 years with clients across California while maintaining her California LCSW license. She emphasizes collaborative work, helping people identify small, practical steps that fit their daily life and goals.

How her approaches shape online sessions

Christine uses Existential Therapy to help people name what matters most to them and face hard questions about meaning, choice, and loss. That approach is useful for grief, life transitions, and situations where someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, practical changes clients can try right away. This method focuses on strengths and on building clear, achievable goals to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and handle relationship issues like jealousy.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration includes checking in and adjusting the focus as progress is made.

Christine has provided remote sessions for several years and understands how to fit therapy into a busy life. Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed so therapy fits around work, caregiving, or other commitments.