
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.
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 Therapy Certificate (AAMFT)
- 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.
Neurodivergent Masking and Burnout: Why Holding It Together Costs So Much, and What Recovery Actually Looks Like
Masking keeps a lot of neurodivergent people functional and slowly empties them out. Here's what masking actually is, how it leads to burnout that looks like depression but isn't, and what recovery looks like in therapy.
Why Is 'Off Campus' Hitting So Hard? A Therapist on Fake Dating, Attachment, and the Slow Burn
Off Campus, the Prime Video adaptation of Elle Kennedy's hockey romance series, became a BookTok phenomenon overnight. A therapist on what the show gets right about fake dating, ghosting, attachment, and the slow-burn romance Gen Z is finally hungry for.
Responsive vs Spontaneous Desire: Why Your Sex Drive Doesn't Match Your Partner's
Most couples who think one partner has low desire are actually navigating a difference in desire style. A therapist explains responsive vs spontaneous desire, why one isn't broken, and what changes in sex therapy.
Gottman's Four Horsemen: How Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling Predict Divorce
The Four Horsemen are the four communication patterns John Gottman's research found can predict divorce with around 90 percent accuracy. Here's what each one looks like, the antidote for each, and what changes in couples therapy.
Featured in
External recognition.
The Wellness Society
Breaking the Anxious-Avoidant Cycle in Couples Therapy
Scary Mommy
Why More & More Moms Are Feeling 'Friendship Burnout'
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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