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Christian Jacobs

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Christian Jacobs, LMFT

California

LMFT focused on anger and life stress

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Key details

  • CredentialsLMFT
  • LicenseLMFT, California / 136637
  • NPI1124484340
  • Experience9 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationCalifornia

About

  • Stress and anger
  • CBT and DBT tools
  • Relationship focus

About Christian

Christian Jacobs is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with nine years of clinical experience. He works with adults on common life pressures such as stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. He also helps people dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career challenges, grief, trauma, and addiction-related problems.

Christian uses straightforward conversation and evidence-informed methods to address real problems. Sessions focus on practical skills people can use between meetings, clear communication about goals, and tracking small changes over time. He blends approaches so therapy feels useful rather than abstract.

Clients can expect to talk through what is happening in daily life, pinpoint what keeps problems going, and practice different ways of responding. For people with anger or impulsive reactions, work often includes noticing triggers, learning coping skills, and testing new responses in everyday situations. When relationships are a concern, attention turns to communication patterns and repairing trust.

Christian draws on Client-Centered techniques to keep the work grounded in each person’s concerns. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools to build coping skills and emotion regulation. The Gottman Method informs his work when relationship communication and conflict patterns are central.

He offers therapy in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and helping each person set the focus of sessions; it supports building trust and deciding what to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches concrete strategies for changing unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with anger and intense reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christian will collaborate with clients to choose methods that suit their goals and preferences. That means discussing options, trying techniques in session, and adjusting plans based on what helps in everyday life.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time so people can attend between commitments. Ask about the available session formats and scheduling to see how sessions can fit into your routine.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Listed in

California

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he help with?

He helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma, grief, addiction issues, and related areas such as attachment and communication problems.

What is his therapeutic style?

He combines client-centered conversation with practical, skills-based methods from CBT and DBT to address emotions and behavior.

How much experience does he bring?

Christian has nine years of professional experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, relationship, and trauma-related concerns.

What are his credentials and location?

He is an LMFT licensed in California and provides services from that state.

Can I work with him if I live outside the US?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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