Therapist profile
Christi Fields, LCSW
New Mexico
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Parenting support
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, New Mexico / C-11005; LCSW, California / 94854
- NPI1891331880
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationNew Mexico
About
- Anger management strategies
- Parenting psycho-education
- CBT and solution-focused
About Christi
Christi Fields is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Mexico with 10 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, parenting challenges, and substance use. Christi also supports concerns around relationships, self-esteem, ADHD, and life changes.
Christi's work draws on a person-in-environment perspective. She uses client-centered methods to focus on each person's priorities. Sessions aim to be practical and direct, not about perfection but about what works in daily life.
She brings experience from settings that included court-related, criminal justice, and child welfare involvement. That background informs how she talks about parenting, foster and adoption concerns, divorce and blended family issues, and fatherhood questions. Christi is familiar with trauma, domestic violence, homelessness, and employment challenges as they affect mood and behavior.
In session she combines solution-focused steps with cognitive-behavioral tools and motivational interviewing techniques when helpful. That mix can help someone notice unhelpful thinking, set a small behavior goal, or find motivation to change a habit. The focus is on clear next steps and usable strategies rather than long explanations.
Christi practices from a harm-reduction stance and values client self-determination. She works in English and provides counseling shaped by practical problem-solving and respect for each person's own sense of what feels good enough.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. In practice this means the therapist asks about what matters most, reflects back what she hears, and helps the client set clear next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that increase stress or anger and then try small experiments to shift them. Motivational Interviewing supports readiness to change by exploring ambivalence and building personal reasons for action.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Christi will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. That may mean starting with motivation work, moving to CBT skills, or trying short solution-focused plans for immediate problems.
Confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions around work, parenting, or school schedules. They can also allow shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, and reduce the logistical burden of attending in person. Licensed professionals generally use these benefits to help clients keep progress consistent while working toward practical, day-to-day changes.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New Mexico, California
Languages
English
Questions
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What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, parenting challenges, addictions, relationship and family issues, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, using a harm-reduction lens and short-term, goal-oriented work.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience providing counseling, clinical case management, and parenting psycho-education.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New Mexico and California and practices from New Mexico.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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