Christina Briggs, LCSW

Christina Briggs is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction-related concerns, family tensions, trauma, and low self-esteem. She holds an MS and practices in Mississippi. Christina aims to make first steps toward change feel doable and supported.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings. Conversations focus on real-life habits and thinking patterns that affect daily life. She helps people build practical strategies for coping and improving confidence.

Christina uses clear, straightforward techniques drawn from approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Sessions typically work on identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing grounding and emotion-regulation skills, and testing small behavior changes between meetings.

She also integrates mindfulness practices to help people notice their thinking and bodily reactions in the moment. These simple exercises can reduce reactivity and increase the chance of making choices aligned with one’s goals.

Christina has experience with a wide range of concerns beyond the core specialties, including issues related to adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and substance-related problems. She supports people through life transitions such as separation or divorce, and helps those coping with dissociation, domestic violence, or disruptive mood dysregulation.

Christina encourages a collaborative process. She works with each person to set realistic goals and track progress over time. To begin, follow the site's Start Therapy steps and schedule a time that fits your life.

How CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness work in online care

Christina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thinking that lead to stress or unhelpful behavior. CBT breaks down problematic thoughts into smaller parts and tests new, more helpful ways of thinking and acting.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These are practical tools for managing strong feelings and situations that often feel overwhelming.

Mindfulness Therapy is used to build gentle awareness of thoughts and bodily sensations in the moment. Simple mindfulness practices support noticing urges and choosing different responses rather than reacting automatically.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick techniques that match their goals, needs, and day-to-day life, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm session formats before booking because the biography does not specify which online or in-person options are offered. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into a busy week easier, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use breaks or evenings more efficiently. Licensed professionals can adapt homework, skill practice, and check-ins to work well over distance while focusing on thoughts and everyday habits.