Christina Kohfield
Compassionate CBT-informed therapy for life transitions
LMFT California
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Christina
Christina Kohfield is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 22 years of clinical experience. She blends practical, evidence-informed methods with an empathetic, client-centered stance to help people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and a wide range of life transitions.
Background and approach
Her practice emphasizes skill-building and insight so clients can reduce distress and increase functioning in daily life. Christina draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-informed and client-centered approaches to address problems such as relationship difficulties, grief, chronic stress, eating and sleeping concerns, and challenges with self-esteem or intimacy.
She also brings experience helping clients face complicated issues like caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and substance use. Her work often focuses on strengthening communication, addressing shame and guilt, and supporting purposeful change.
Known for a compassionate, values-aware style, Christina aims to create a respectful space where clients and therapist collaborate on clear goals. She incorporates strength-based coaching elements when appropriate and honors each person’s background and beliefs while working toward practical strategies for coping and growth.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Christina often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be especially useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She also integrates Attachment-Based Therapy to explore relational patterns and how early bonds influence current relationships and emotional responses. Client-Centered Therapy informs her work by prioritizing empathy, unconditional positive regard, and collaboration so clients feel heard while setting their own goals.Choosing an approach is treated as a collaborative process. Christina works with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then blends methods that best support practical skills and deeper insight. This combination allows adjustments over time as goals evolve and new challenges emerge.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to enhance accessibility and flexibility. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, maintain continuity during transitions, and engage in different styles of work whether someone prefers real-time conversation or the option to reflect via messaging.
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Experience
22+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English