Christina LaBond, LCSW

Christina LaBond has worked in the mental health field since 2012 and has provided outpatient therapy since 2014. She is licensed in North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and earned her master’s degree from the University of Southern California. Originally from Michigan, she practiced there prior to relocating to North Carolina and bringing a broad range of clinical experience to her current work.

Her approach is trauma-informed and strengths-based, with a focus on empowering people to overcome personal barriers and discover their own resources for a healthier, more fulfilling life. Christina has worked with individuals, couples, families, and groups, and has facilitated weekly psychoeducational groups covering topics such as trauma, depression, anxiety, psychosis, and co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns.

Christina has extensive experience using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and incorporates elements from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients develop practical skills for managing symptoms while shifting attention toward their strengths and life goals. She has provided services across community mental health, clinic and primary care settings, community outreach, and in work related to the court system on guardianship cases.

Many of Christina’s clients bring histories of trauma that continue to affect self-worth, a sense of safety with others, and attachment patterns. Her practice integrates a trauma-informed perspective to address those lasting effects. She values the ways technology can expand access to care and aims to offer empathic, supportive guidance while walking side-by-side with clients as they make difficult but positive changes.

Therapeutic approaches and remote care

Christina integrates evidence-based methods to help clients build skills and resilience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to improve daily functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions, relationship challenges, and impulsive behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites clients to clarify personal values and practice acceptance while taking committed action toward meaningful life goals, supporting coping with change and ongoing life stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Christina works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time as progress is made and priorities shift.

Online therapy with Christina is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into a busy life and to access support from different locations. These options provide flexibility in scheduling and communication style so clients can engage in therapy in ways that feel most practical and effective for them.