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Christina Kohfield

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Christina Kohfield, LMFT

California

California LMFT - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLMFT
  • LicenseLMFT, California / 78980
  • NPI1871731844
  • Experience22 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationCalifornia

About

  • Attachment-based work
  • CBT and DBT skills
  • Christian-informed perspective

About Christina

Christina Kohfield is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 22 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family stress, grief, parenting strain, and anger. She also addresses career setbacks, mood swings, attention issues, and caregiving stress.

Her sessions focus on clear, practical conversation. She listens for patterns in relationships and behavior, then helps people try small, manageable changes. That can mean practicing new ways to speak up, testing a different routine, or learning coping skills for overwhelming emotion.

Christina uses approaches that center the client and their relationships. Client-centered work means the person’s goals guide what happens in session. Attachment-based ideas look at how earlier relationships affect how someone handles closeness and conflict now.

She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and test them against real situations. Dialectical behavior tools are offered when skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or interpersonal effectiveness are needed.

Christina notes a Christian-informed perspective and aims to respect a client’s values when that matters to them. Over two decades she has helped people build steadier routines, better communication habits, and more effective ways to manage anger and stress.

To begin, readers should confirm current session options and follow the site's intake steps to schedule a first appointment.

How sessions work

How her approaches guide online work

Christina blends attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral techniques when helping people manage anger and relationship strain. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions, which can clarify why certain conflicts trigger strong responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns that escalate anger and testing new, calmer ways to think and act.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She works collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person’s goals and preferences. That means trying an approach, checking how it lands, and adjusting the plan together.

Session format details should be confirmed before booking since they are not listed here. Online sessions can help fit conversations into a busy life by reducing commute time, allowing shorter check-ins during a workday, or making it easier to attend from another location. These practical benefits make it simpler to practice new skills consistently and carry changes into everyday routines.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Listed in

California

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she help with?

She works with adults who snap at loved ones, build up resentment, struggle with workplace frustration, or who are affected by someone else’s anger.

How would she approach anger in sessions?

She combines client-centered listening with attachment-based insight and skills from CBT and DBT to help people recognize triggers and practice different responses.

How many years of experience does she have?

She has 22 years of clinical experience working with stress, mood issues, trauma, addictions, and relationship concerns.

What credential does she hold and where does she practice?

She is a California LMFT and practices in California.

Does she work in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from outside the United States?

International clients are not currently accepted; contact the service to confirm any regional restrictions before booking.

What are the fees and how are sessions billed?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the platform.

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