Christina Kohfield, LMFT - Therapist in California

Attachment-based work
CBT strategies
DBT skills

About Christina

Christina Kohfield is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 22 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, anger, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and other life changes. Christina also notes experience with caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image, and attention-related concerns.

She uses practical conversations to help people notice patterns that make stress and anger worse. Sessions focus on clear communication skills, ways to manage intense emotions, and steps to rebuild trust in close relationships. Christina draws on attachment ideas to look at how past relationships shape present reactions.

Her approach includes elements of cognitive behavioral work to spot upsetting thoughts and test them, and dialectical strategies to learn grounding and distress-tolerance skills. She also uses client-centered methods to center the person's own goals and choices in therapy.

Christina mentions a Christian-informed perspective and says she considers clients' values during care. She aims to help people sort through guilt, shame, panic, and grief while identifying practical next steps. Over two decades she has worked with a wide range of concerns from eating and sleeping problems to addiction and bipolar-related coping.

People choosing to work with Christina start by describing the patterns that cause the most strain. Early sessions typically map triggers, try out emotion-regulation techniques, and set simple goals for daily life. Progress often focuses on clearer communication, reduced reactivity, and steadier routines.

How her approaches translate to online work

Christina integrates attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques during sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and helps people spot repeated interaction loops that fuel anger or distance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks down thoughts, feelings, and actions so clients can test unhelpful beliefs and try different responses.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT strategies teach short grounding exercises, breathing and checklist tools, and step-by-step ways to pause before reacting. These approaches are used together to help with anger, anxiety, relationship conflict, and managing intense moods.

Finding the right mix is collaborative. The therapist will review what the client wants to change and suggest approaches to try. Together they adjust methods and pace based on what actually helps in daily life.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when needed, and use video or phone in ways that match energy and attention. Practical benefits include keeping therapy consistent through life changes and practicing skills between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuseCareer difficultiesDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disability CodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issues Forgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivity InfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / loneliness JealousyLife purposeMidlife crisis Money and financial issues Mood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Listed in

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, bipolar concerns, and related life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style blends attachment-based thinking, client-centered conversation, cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical behavior skills to address thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

How much experience does she have?

She has 22 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of challenges.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices with that credential in the state.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with clients outside the United States?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions arranged and how much do they cost?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.