Christina Ashby

Christina Ashby is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, and life transitions. She welcomes people who are struggling with grief, trauma, addiction, self-esteem, and work or parenting pressures. Christina aims to meet people where they are and to help them build practical steps toward change.

She brings 12 years of experience and blends mindfulness with talk-based approaches. Sessions emphasize noticing what is happening in the moment and learning skills to manage overwhelming thoughts and feelings. She also uses strategies from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches to teach concrete tools for coping.

Christina often weaves a person’s spiritual beliefs into care when that matters to them. She works collaboratively to identify strengths, set goals, and break larger problems into small, manageable steps. Conversations cover current difficulties, patterns that keep problems going, and new ways to respond.

Her background includes work with relationship issues such as infidelity, jealousy, and intimacy concerns, plus family problems and first responder or veteran-related stress. Christina also supports people dealing with codependency, domestic violence histories, eating concerns, and workplace struggles.

People who start with Christina complete a brief intake that outlines family history, mental health background, trauma history, medical issues, substance use, and current supports. That information helps shape an individualized plan of care and the concrete next steps for therapy.

Using Mindfulness and Skills Work in Online Therapy

Christina combines Mindfulness Therapy with cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and simple attention practices that reduce reactivity and increase calm. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical ways to change unhelpful thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation and interpersonal skills to manage intense emotions and improve relationships.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. That may mean focusing more on mindfulness exercises, practicing CBT skills for a specific problem, or learning DBT strategies for emotion control. Christina adjusts methods as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals can use these remote sessions to teach skills, guide mindfulness practice, and coach through relationship or workplace challenges while adapting to each person's schedule and goals.