
LMFT
Christina Mathieson
Founder & Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) #115093
Human sexuality, couples work, ADHD and neurodiversity-affirming therapy, and affirming care for individuals navigating relationships, identity, and life transitions.
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Who I work with
I'm Christina Mathieson, LMFT #115093, founder of My Mental Climb. Here's who I work with: couples rebuilding trust or reconnecting intimately; individuals working through trauma, sexuality, or the patterns that keep showing up in their relationships; people figuring out ADHD, neurodivergence, or identity questions they've been sitting with for years.
I also work with anyone who's tired of sexuality being treated as a taboo topic in therapy. In my room, sex is a normal, healthy part of being a person, and desire is something we can actually understand.
You don't have to pretend any part of that is smaller or simpler than it is.
My approach
Here's how I work. I hold a comprehensive sex therapy lens alongside Gottman Method training, which means I can move fluidly between relationship dynamics, sexual health, trauma processing, and identity work.
You don't have to repeat your story to three different specialists, or wonder whether the therapist in front of you is the right one for this particular part of your life. I can sit with all of it.
What I want you to know: showing up is the hard part, and you're already doing it. My work is warm, direct, and grounded in the research. I use humor in the room, and I'm just as comfortable sitting with what's uncomfortable to name. Whatever you're working on is learnable, workable, and worth the time.
Specialties
- ·Sex Therapy
- ·Couples Therapy
- ·ADHD and Neurodiversity-Affirming
- ·LGBTQ+ Affirmative
- ·IFS (Internal Family Systems)
Modalities
- ·Gottman Method (Level 2)
- ·Comprehensive Sex Therapy
- ·Neurodiversity-affirming care
- ·Telehealth
Education
- M.S. Marital and Family Therapy, Chapman University
- B.A. Psychology, California State University, Long Beach
Certifications & Training
- Buehler Institute Comprehensive Sexology Program
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Level 2
- IFS (Internal Family Systems) training
- Domestic Violence Certificate
- Intimate Partner Violence screening
- LGBT-Affirmative Psychotherapy Certificate (AAMFT-CA)
- Trans Issues Certificate
- ADHD & Alternative Learners (multiple advanced trainings)
- Psychopharmacology, Ethics & Telemental Health certificates
Verify & credentialing bodies
- Verify Christina Mathieson's California license on the Department of Consumer Affairs license search, California Board of Behavioral Sciences
- Gottman Method, research overview and therapist training, The Gottman Institute
- Buehler Institute, Comprehensive Sexology Program, Buehler Institute
- AAMFT, LGBTQ-Affirmative Therapy resources, AAMFT
Recent writing
From Christina's notebook.
EMDR Over Telehealth: Does It Actually Work?
EMDR via telehealth uses the same eight-phase protocol as in-person work. What the research shows, what a session looks like online, and when in-person is still the better fit.
EMDR for Breakup Recovery: When It's the Right Tool
Some breakups leave a trauma layer talk therapy alone doesn't move. When EMDR is the right tool for post-breakup pain, and what a session looks like.
CBT for Sexual Anxiety: What Actually Works, and What the Research Says
Sexual anxiety often responds to CBT faster than clients expect, especially when the pattern is performance pressure, avoidance, or the cognitive spiral that shows up mid-encounter. Here is what CBT for sexual anxiety actually looks like.
EMDR vs Brainspotting: How the Two Trauma Therapies Compare
Brainspotting grew out of EMDR and shares its bottom-up approach, but the two work through different mechanisms and suit different clients. A clinical comparison.
Featured in
External recognition.
Evie Magazine
Our Hearts Weren't Meant To Be Broken By So Many Different People
The Wellness Society
Breaking the Anxious-Avoidant Cycle in Couples Therapy
Scary Mommy
Why More & More Moms Are Feeling 'Friendship Burnout'
Organic Baby Health
Moms Are Feeling 'Friendship Burnout' and Social Media Might Be To Blame
Men's Health
16 Random Ways to Turn Her on and Get Her in the Mood for Sex
Embodied (WUNC / NPR)
Sex Therapy: Beyond The Physical
Work with Christina.
Free 15 minutes consultation with our intake coordinator. No commitment, no pressure. We'll talk about what you're working on and match you with the clinician on our team whose training fits best.
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