Christina Balboni, LCSW

Christina Balboni is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in California with eight years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Christina aims to make taking the first step easier and approaches each person with respect and compassion.

She has more than a decade of experience in the geriatric field and has spent much of her career supporting older adults through illness, end-of-life concerns, and loss. That background informs how she supports people coping with chronic pain, disability, aging issues, and the emotional effects of health challenges.

In sessions she listens closely and adapts the conversation to each person’s needs. She helps people talk through grief, regain confidence, and find small, practical steps to manage worry and low mood. Christina emphasizes clear, realistic goals and honest feedback in a warm, nonjudgmental way.

Christina also offers help for relationship-related struggles that affect an individual, such as communication problems, codependency, abandonment concerns, and blended family stress. She works with people facing complex patterns like avoidant or dependent personality concerns and mood regulation challenges.

Her approach is collaborative and tailored. Christina and the person she sees set priorities together, track progress, and adjust plans as needs change. To begin, she asks that people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Christina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing out new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and depression; this work often includes practical exercises and short experiments between sessions. Another approach emphasizes grief processing and meaning-making, helping people name their losses, navigate rituals or milestones, and find ways to carry forward what matters to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christina works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, comfort level, and daily schedule. She checks in regularly and adapts the plan as progress or priorities change.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking so they meet your needs. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when a quick update is most helpful. Licensed professionals can also use online sessions to continue momentum between in-person visits or to support people who face mobility or health-related barriers, but be sure to verify which formats this therapist currently offers.