Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
How Christina works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christina
Christina Tyhurst, LCSW, helps people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and relationship struggles. She focuses on practical skills like emotion identification, expression, and regulation. Christina aims to make therapy feel straightforward and useful for daily life.
She has ten years of experience in clinical and educational settings. Early work included supporting children with autism and providing applied behavior analysis-based services. That background informed her approach to behavior change and parent coaching.
Background and approach
Christina completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Southern California and holds a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential. She also has experience as a school counselor and in a partial hospitalization program at a neuropsychiatric hospital, working with families and students who struggled in school.
In recent years she has focused on adults, teaching skills such as setting boundaries, assertiveness, and anger management. She explores how attachment styles and personal narratives shape relationships and coping. Sessions center on practical tools you can use between meetings.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Christina invites people to try therapy with curiosity and to find a therapist who fits. She recognizes taking the first step takes courage and aims to make the process approachable and useful.
What Christina works with
Everything Christina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Christina's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christina lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current behavior and feelings. In sessions this can mean exploring patterns in relationships and practicing new ways to connect and set boundaries.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses straightforward exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful thought patterns and behavior, which is useful for anger, anxiety, and depression.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Christina will work with each person to figure out which methods match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face work on emotion recognition and communication skills. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, and staying connected between appointments. These options make it simpler to maintain continuity of care while juggling busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Christina
What concerns does Christina address?
She supports people dealing with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career and life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on practical skills like emotion regulation, boundary setting, and communication.
What training and experience does she have?
Christina has ten years of professional experience and an MSW from the University of Southern California, with roles in schools, ABA programs, and a partial hospitalization setting.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) and practices in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Christina offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.