Christina Balboni , LCSW

Christina Balboni is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She has eight years of professional experience and focuses on practical support for everyday problems that feel overwhelming.

Christina draws on over a decade of experience working in geriatric settings, where she developed a passion for supporting people through aging, loss, and end-of-life concerns. That background informs how she talks through grief and the practical issues that surround major life transitions.

Sessions are straightforward and respectful. Christina listens first, then helps people set small, achievable goals. She tailors conversation and strategies to each person’s situation instead of using one-size-fits-all plans.

Her work includes helping clients face challenges such as body image, chronic illness or pain, codependency, communication problems, and attachment or abandonment wounds. She also supports people dealing with mood issues, including depressive symptoms and disruptive mood regulation concerns.

Christina emphasizes sensitivity and compassion. She invites people to move at their own pace and focuses on what will make daily life feel more manageable. Taking the first step can be hard, and she aims to make the process clear and steady from the start.

Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care

Christina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns; this helps people notice small changes in thinking and behavior that ease emotional distress. She also uses techniques that emphasize building coping skills and routines to manage stress, chronic illness, and grief; these strategies are practical and aim to make daily life feel more manageable.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to understand goals, needs, and preferences, then adjusts methods as progress is made. That way the plan reflects what actually helps rather than sticking to a single method.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels important. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins, quick support between sessions, and flexibility for people with busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life.