Christina Ashby, LCSW

Christina Ashby is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas who focuses on relationship and personal concerns. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, issues around intimacy and jealousy, and other life changes. Christina makes space for each person’s beliefs and aims to meet clients where they are in life.

She uses practical conversations to identify strengths and next steps. Sessions include looking at patterns in relationships and daily habits that keep problems going. Christina draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to challenge unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness to help clients notice reactions without judgment.

Christina also brings techniques from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. For couples or partnership concerns she uses the Gottman Method and Imago Relationship Therapy ideas to improve communication and rebuild trust. These methods are used to address issues like infidelity, jealousy, codependency, and recurring conflict.

Her background includes about 12 years of clinical work and experience supporting people through trauma, substance-related concerns, work stress, and caregiving strain. She encourages clients to share their spiritual or faith perspectives when that is important to them, and she weaves those values into care when desired.

Christina asks people to describe their family situation, any past diagnoses or medications, current supports, trauma history, medical concerns, and strengths when beginning work together. She aims to partner with clients on clear, manageable goals and to help them take practical steps forward.

How these approaches work in online therapy

Christina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of thinking or acting. CBT is practical and often focuses on small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, depression, or relationship strains.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can be useful for managing intense feelings, reducing conflict, and improving responses in heated moments.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Christina will talk with each person about their goals, routines, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether CBT, DBT skills, or relationship work like Gottman or Imago ideas fit best for the issues at hand.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific online formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by avoiding travel, scheduling a shorter check-in during a break, or choosing a less bandwidth-heavy option when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt homework, skill practice, and communication work to an online setting so progress continues between visits.