Christina Tyhurst

Christina Tyhurst is a California licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. She brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to sessions and focuses on skills that can be used right away. Christina emphasizes clear communication, emotion regulation, and boundary setting to help people feel steadier in daily life.

She has ten years of experience working across settings that include schools, in-home therapy, and program supervision. Early in her career she worked with children on the autism spectrum using applied behavior analysis principles to teach daily living skills and reduce challenging behaviors. That hands-on work shaped her focus on observable skills and parent training strategies.

After earning a Master of Social Work at the University of Southern California she completed a school counseling internship and also worked at a partial hospitalization program at UCLA’s neuropsychiatric hospital. Later she supervised ABA programs, managed family caseloads, and led staff and parent training efforts for children on the autism spectrum.

Since 2017 Christina shifted toward adult-focused work. She helps people build boundaries, practice assertiveness, identify and express emotions, and manage anger. She also explores how attachment patterns and personal stories influence relationships and self-worth.

Christina encourages a good fit between client and therapist and invites people to try sessions to see if the working style feels right. She uses a mix of clear, skills-based tools and reflective conversation to help clients take practical steps toward better relationships and emotional balance.

How attachment work and CBT translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns shape current relationships. Work here often focuses on noticing interaction styles, practicing different responses, and building more reliable ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them with practical experiments. It is useful for anxiety, anger, and mood problems where changing behaviors and thought patterns can reduce distress. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships and helps separate problems from identity so new possibilities can emerge.

Finding the best approach is a team process. Christina will talk with each person about what they want to change and what feels useful. Together they try strategies, adjust pacing, and focus on goals that matter to the client. This collaborative stance helps tailor interventions to personality, needs, and daily life demands.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm session options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit work on emotions and relationships into a busy week. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people work on skills from wherever they are that day. Licensed professionals can still teach emotion regulation, boundary skills, and communication practices effectively through remote sessions when that format is available.