Christopher Standish, LCSW

Christopher Standish is an LCSW who practices in California and brings nine years of clinical experience to his work. He has provided care in publicly funded mental health clinics and substance abuse treatment settings. Christopher focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem, and depression.

He approaches each person with respect and curiosity. Sessions start by listening closely to the story you bring. From there he helps identify clear goals and builds practical steps to reach them.

Christopher uses conversational, goal-focused work to help clients make changes. He draws on methods that look at current thoughts and behaviors, life stories, and what motivates someone to change. These tools are used side by side with open discussion about feelings and history.

He also pays attention to issues around aging and geriatric challenges and to caregiver stress when these come up in sessions. Christopher will talk through how life stage and caregiving roles shape daily routines and relationships, and help people find workable strategies.

His background includes work across age groups and settings, including community clinics and substance treatment programs. That variety informs how he adapts approaches to fit different lives. To start, he asks questions about your current needs and what you hope to change.

Christopher aims to make the process straightforward. He helps create a plan you can try between visits and revises it as needed based on what actually works.

How Christopher’s Approaches Work Remotely

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your perspective. The therapist follows your lead, reflects what matters to you, and helps you set goals that feel relevant. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and uses small experiments to shift unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Christopher will talk with you about your situation, goals, and what feels doable. He will recommend ways of working and adjust methods based on what helps most as you try them out.

The practical benefit of online therapy is fitting sessions into a busy life. Confirm the session formats available before booking, since the original profile does not list specific options. Online visits can reduce travel time, make it easier to attend between errands or work breaks, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Talking through goals, practicing new skills, and reviewing progress can all be done in remote sessions when the format suits you.