Christine Rodriguez , LCSW

Christine Rodriguez is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) who focuses on relationship and intimacy concerns, sexual health, and the emotional challenges that strain connections between partners. She helps individuals and couples who are struggling with communication breakdowns, recurring conflict, difficulties with sex and intimacy, the aftermath of an affair, and patterns that undermine trust and closeness. Christine draws on evidence-based methods to identify the interactional dynamics that create friction and to teach practical communication strategies that foster greater understanding, fondness, and admiration.

Her training includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California, completed in 2017, and a Sexual Health Certificate in Sex Therapy and Sex Education from the University of Michigan, completed in 2024. Over four years of clinical experience have informed a holistic, interactive approach that blends established modalities such as the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, somatic therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Christine works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, attachment difficulties, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, sexual dysfunction, and the specific dynamics of alternative sexual cultures like BDSM and kink.

Her style emphasizes collaboration and practical tools designed to improve emotional connection, communication, and sexual wellbeing, while acknowledging each client or couple's unique history and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online support for couples and sexual health

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on the patterns of closeness and distance that form between partners. It helps people understand how early attachment experiences influence their responses to fear, loss, and intimacy, and it can be useful for those working through trust issues, commitment concerns, or attachment wounds.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, stress, and relationship conflict. It offers practical strategies for changing reaction patterns and improving daily functioning.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on strengthening the emotional bond between partners by helping them express underlying feelings and needs in ways that invite connection rather than defensiveness. EFT is often used for couples coping with betrayal, communication breakdowns, or persistent disconnection.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Christine works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to tailor methods to each person's needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage in this work through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access support from home or other comfortable settings, while still working with trained therapists toward meaningful change.