Christine Rodriguez , LCSW

Christine Rodriguez is currently accepting couples counseling and sex therapy clients only. She focuses on helping partners and individuals who want to strengthen connection, improve communication, and address challenges around sex and intimacy, including the aftermath of affairs and other trust ruptures.

Christine works with clients to identify interaction patterns that fuel conflict, practice communication strategies that enhance closeness, and apply exercises designed to increase feelings of fondness and admiration. Her practice blends a holistic, interactive stance with evidence-based methods so that goals are clear and progress is measurable.

Her clinical toolkit includes the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, somatic approaches, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which she tailors to each person or couple. She holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Southern California, earned in 2017, and completed the Sexual Health Certificate Program in Sex Therapy and Sex Education at the University of Michigan in 2024. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a credential that denotes professional training and licensure in clinical social work.

With over four years of experience working with individuals and couples, Christine specializes in relationship and intimacy issues, stress and anxiety, LGBT concerns, family dynamics, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem, as well as related areas such as attachment, kink and BDSM, polyamory, and sexual dysfunction.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Christine draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Emotionally Focused Therapy to guide online work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current bonds and helps clients develop greater security and trust in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve problem solving. Emotionally Focused Therapy helps partners recognize and reshape interaction cycles so they can reconnect emotionally and respond to each other with greater empathy and accessibility.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She partners with each person or couple to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and then tailors interventions so the approach fits the situation rather than forcing a single model.

Online sessions offer practical advantages for busy lives - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility in scheduling and ways to stay engaged between meetings. These options can make it easier to attend sessions consistently, try therapeutic exercises in the context of daily life, and maintain continuity of care across different circumstances.