Licensed clinical social worker recordCalifornia
Christine Piddington, LCSW
California
California LCSW - grief and life changes
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in California
- LCSW, licence 69521
- NPI
- 1265953293
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
These details come from information Christine supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Grief and loss
- Stress and anxiety
- Solution-focused
About Christine
Christine Piddington is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California with 11 years of experience. She focuses on grief and loss and helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and family conflict. Christine has a practical, straightforward style and offers remote sessions to Californians.
Her background includes work as a hospice social worker, where she supported people facing serious illness and end-of-life concerns. That experience shaped how she talks about grief and loss and how she helps people find manageable ways to get through hard days. She also spent two years in the Peace Corps in Belize advocating for people with HIV/AIDS, which influenced her advocacy work in community and healthcare settings.
Christine’s work has included time in prison and hospital environments, and she has helped clients navigate disability leave and emotional support animal processes for housing. She approaches problems with clear goals and practical steps rather than abstract language. Sessions often focus on what is happening now and what changes a person can try between meetings.
She uses Existential Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. That means clients talk about values and meaning when needed, and also set concrete, short-term goals to move forward. Christine has provided remote services for over seven years and continues to serve people in California via online work.
Her tone is direct and task-oriented. People who want straightforward discussion and practical strategies for coping, problem solving, and grief support may find her approach helpful.
BHow sessions work
How Christine blends existential and solution-focused work online
Existential Therapy helps people look at values, meaning, and the bigger questions that come up after loss or major life change. Sessions can include conversations about what matters most and how a person wants to live moving forward. This approach is often useful for grief, caregiving stress, and transitions.Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes specific, short-term goals and practical steps. It looks for small changes that make a real difference between sessions, such as testing a new routine or communication approach. This method is helpful when the priority is immediate problem solving or managing daily stressors.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Christine collaborates with clients to decide whether to focus on meaning, practical goals, or both, based on the client’s needs and preferences. She frames therapy as a shared process of choosing options and trying changes that fit real life.
The biography describes long-term remote practice serving California clients, but does not list specific session formats here. Confirm the current session options before booking. Online meetings can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time around work or caregiving responsibilities.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, depression, trauma and family conflict, plus a broad list of related issues such as addiction, parenting strain, career concerns, and ADHD.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style combines Existential Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy, balancing discussion of values and meaning with concrete steps and short-term goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience, including work in hospice settings and community advocacy during two years in the Peace Corps.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and provides services to clients in that state.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are available?
Her biography notes long-term remote work serving California clients, but it does not list specific session formats here; confirm current session options before booking.
How do subscriptions and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers