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Christi Fields

Compassionate, practical therapy for life's challenges

LCSW New Mexico

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Parenting, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Christi

Christi Fields is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience supporting people confronting stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addiction, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, and related life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws on clinical work with individuals and families to address issues such as self-esteem, anger, intimacy, career changes, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and the practical complications that come with adoption, foster care, blended families, divorce, and family-of-origin problems. Her practice emphasizes client strength and choice, using a harm-reduction, nonjudgmental stance that values progress over perfection.

Christi integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and solution-focused techniques, tailoring sessions to what works best for each person while offering parenting psycho-education and clinical case management when needed. She has professional experience in settings that intersect with child welfare, criminal justice, and court-related matters, and brings that background into collaborative treatment planning.

Christi works from New Mexico as an LCSW and provides services in English. Her approach aims to meet clients where they are, helping them identify practical steps and shifts in thinking that support better day-to-day functioning and more satisfying relationships.

Approaches for Online Work and Practical Support



Christi blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to help clients online. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence, which can ease anxiety, depression, and patterns that interfere with daily functioning. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and the client’s own goals, creating space for self-exploration and personal growth across issues like parenting concerns, relationship struggles, and grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative work. She partners with clients to select and adjust techniques based on each person’s needs, goals, and preferences, combining practical skill-building with compassionate support to land on what helps most in everyday life.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide scheduling flexibility and easier access from different locations. These formats allow for short check-ins, focused skill practice, or longer therapeutic conversations, making it possible to continue consistent care even when life is busy or circumstances change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Christi commonly help with?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style centers on client self-determination and a nonjudgmental, harm-reduction lens that emphasizes practical steps and what feels ‘‘good enough’’ rather than perfection.
What is her professional background and experience level?
Christi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience providing counseling, clinical case management, and parenting psycho-education in a variety of settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices in New Mexico and holds LCSW credentials listed as NM LCSW C-11005 and CA LCSW 94854.
What languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats does she offer?
Christi provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are sessions billed or priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careBlended family issuesDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGuilt and shameIntellectual disability

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

New Mexico, California

Languages

English