- Adoption and foster care
- Parenting support
- Practical coping skills
About Christi
Christi Fields is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting challenges, and grief. She helps clients navigate shame, anger, relationship strain, and life transitions. Christi also offers focused support related to adoption and foster care concerns and blended family issues.
Christi uses straightforward, practical conversation in sessions. She emphasizes client self-determination and a harm-reduction approach, so progress is measured by what feels useful rather than perfection. She draws on practical tools from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Solution-Focused methods to address pressing problems.
Her background includes counseling, clinical case management, and parenting psychoeducation. Much of her work has involved situations with child welfare, court-related matters, or criminal justice involvement. That experience informs her understanding of systems that affect families and parents.
In the room she focuses on concrete steps people can try between sessions. That can mean small behavior changes, communication strategies, or targeted coping skills for anxiety and mood. She also integrates motivational interviewing when people want help changing substance use or other risky behaviors.
Christi practices in New Mexico and conducts therapy in English. She approaches each person with respect and curiosity, aiming to help them build routines and supports that fit their real life. If adoption or foster care issues are part of the concern, she will address those alongside related family and parenting needs.
How her approaches fit remote work and practical needs
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters most to the person. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflecting concerns and priorities so goals come from the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and uses simple, structured exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT often suits anxiety, depression, and mood-related problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christi will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean starting with a Client-Centered conversation and adding CBT tools or motivational interviewing if behavior change is needed.
Because this profile does not list specific session formats, please confirm current online session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It can also allow focused skill practice between appointments and steady follow-up for parenting or adoption-related concerns. Licensed professionals tailor pacing and tools to what works in everyday life, and the therapist will help plan sessions that match each client's schedule and needs.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
New Mexico, California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Christi address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting, relationship and family concerns. She also works with adoption and foster care related issues and blended family matters.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is nonjudgmental and focused on client self-determination. She uses practical, goal-oriented work and harm-reduction when relevant.
What kind of professional experience does she bring?
Christi has more than 10 years of experience in counseling, clinical case management, and parenting psychoeducation. She has worked with people involved with child welfare and court-related systems.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with licenses in New Mexico and California and practices from New Mexico.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.