Christine Rodriguez
Practical relationship and sex therapy support
LCSW California
- Experience
- 4 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Intimacy-related issues, Stress, Anxiety
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Christine
Christine Rodriguez is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people improve their relationships and sex lives. She works with people who feel disconnected from partners and who want clearer communication, better intimacy, or help after an affair.
Background and approach
Christine uses straightforward conversation and practical tools in sessions. She helps people spot the patterns that lead to repeat fights and shows ways to change them.
Many clients focus on improving fondness and admiration, repairing trust, or addressing sexual concerns. Her approach blends research-based methods with a focus on emotions and attachment.
She draws on the Gottman Method and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to address how partners relate and reconnect. Christine also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness techniques to calm strong emotions.
Christine earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California in 2017 and completed the Sexual Health Certificate Program in Sex Therapy and Sex Education at the University of Michigan in 2024. She holds the LCSW credential in California and has four years of clinical experience working with individuals and couples.
Sessions are practical and collaborative. Christine aims to teach skills that clients can use between sessions to reduce conflict, increase intimacy, and manage stress and anxiety related to relationships and sexuality.
Approaches for online relationship and intimacy work
Christine often combines the Gottman Method and Attachment-Based Therapy in online work. The Gottman Method focuses on communication skills, reducing negative cycles, and building practices that increase fondness and admiration. It is often used for improving everyday interactions and managing recurring conflicts.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape adult relationships and helps people understand and change patterns that keep them from feeling supported. This approach can be useful for addressing trust, jealousy, and connection after a breach like infidelity.
Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, test approaches, and adjust methods based on how the work is going. Clients help shape which techniques are used and when to try different strategies.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for role-playing and practicing communication skills, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can serve for shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps with brief support or homework between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into busy lives.
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Experience
4+ years
Licensed in
California
Languages
English