Christine Rodriguez, LCSW

Approach-focused online therapy for relationships and intimacy

Christine often combines Gottman Method ideas with attachment-based work to address relationship patterns. The Gottman-informed techniques focus on improving friendship, communication, and reducing negative cycles between partners. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early bonds shape current reactions and helps people build more stable connection styles.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps identify and shift thoughts and behaviors that maintain anxiety or low self-esteem. CBT offers practical exercises and short experiments that people can use between sessions to test new ways of thinking and relating.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person or couple to pick methods that match their goals, comfort, and day-to-day life. That process often begins with simple exercises and then adjusts based on what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and exercises, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a workday break. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, reminders, or brief emotional support between longer sessions. These options are intended to make therapy flexible and easier to use alongside busy schedules.