Christine Piddington, LCSW

Christine Piddington is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of professional experience. She helps people manage grief, stress, anxiety, and the day-to-day challenges that follow major life changes. Christine’s work is informed by years as a hospice social worker and by advocacy roles both in the U.S. and abroad.

She focuses on grief and loss, drawing on direct hospice experience to recognize the complex emotions that accompany bereavement. She also supports people facing depression, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting stress, and addictions. Christine uses straightforward talk and practical steps to help people move forward.

Her background includes two years in the Peace Corps in Belize, where she advocated for people living with HIV/AIDS, plus experience in prison and hospital settings. That mix of clinical and advocacy work informs how she addresses issues like caregiver stress, disability-related workplace concerns, and securing Emotional Support Animals for housing when appropriate.

Christine has provided remote therapy in California for the past 7.5 years and maintains an active California LCSW. She views clients as the experts in their own stories and focuses on building on existing strengths rather than replacing them with theory.

People who contact her can expect a collaborative process that blends practical problem solving with attention to meaning and values. Her goal is to help clients find ways to cope, reconnect with what matters, and take manageable steps toward a more satisfying life.

Existential and Solution-Focused Work Online

Christine uses Existential Therapy to help people consider meaning, values, and choices when life feels uncertain. That work often involves talking about what matters most and how to live in line with those values when facing illness, loss, or major change.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, concrete steps that lead to change. This approach zeroes in on strengths and practical actions, which can be helpful for stress, anxiety, caregiver strain, and coping with chronic health issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences, try approaches that fit the person, and adjust based on what helps. Clients are invited to weigh in on what feels useful throughout the work.

Christine has provided remote sessions in California for several years. If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed, while still focusing on clear goals and meaning-centered conversation.