Christiane Soehnlein , LMFT

Christiane Soehnlein is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship struggles. She works with individuals dealing with trauma, intimacy concerns, fertility-related stress, and the aftereffects of abuse. Christiane speaks English and German and practices in California as an LMFT.

With 20 years of experience, she focuses on clear, practical conversations tailored to each person. Sessions aim to identify patterns that cause pain and find small changes that make daily life easier. She emphasizes kindness, respect, and a flexible plan that reflects a person's history and goals.

Christiane draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood disorders, postpartum depression, and issues like abandonment or codependency. She helps people facing life transitions such as divorce, midlife shifts, or the challenges that follow infidelity and jealousy. Her approach centers on building healthier communication and stronger emotional awareness.

People can expect a collaborative process where concerns are named, options are tested, and progress is tracked. She offers straightforward tools for managing impulsivity, control issues, and overwhelming emotions. Practical skills are combined with space to process difficult memories and feelings.

Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Christiane explains each step and supports clients in choosing the format that fits their schedule and comfort. The aim is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.

Therapeutic Methods and Online Care

Christiane uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that combine practical skills with emotional processing. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, then testing small changes to reduce anxiety and low mood; this helps when worry or depressive thoughts get in the way of daily life. Another approach emphasizes building clearer communication and boundary skills to address relationship stress, codependency, or issues after infidelity; it teaches concrete ways to express needs and manage conflict.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist and client review concerns, try methods that fit the client's personality and goals, and adjust the plan as progress is seen. Christiane guides this process and helps decide which techniques feel most useful for the issues at hand.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, busy schedules, or caregiving routines while keeping the focus on steady progress.