- Emotion-Focused work
- Mindfulness and meditation
- Reiki informed practice
About Christopher
Christopher Tellez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 15 years of experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and self-esteem concerns, and he works with LGBT related issues. Christopher draws on emotional and body-focused methods to help people notice and name difficult feelings.
He trained at Columbia University where he earned his Master of Social Work, and he later obtained his LCSW in California. He also runs a Reiki center and offers meditation and mantra work for those who want spiritual practice alongside therapy. His background blends talk-based approaches with somatic practices that pay attention to bodily experience.
In sessions he listens for patterns in emotion and relationship. He uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy as one of his approaches to help people identify core feelings and how those feelings shape behavior. He also uses client-centered, mindfulness, psychodynamic, and solution-focused methods to address problems in practical ways.
Typical work may include noticing physical reactions to stress, practicing simple meditation or breathing, and naming emotions that are hard to put into words. He supports clients who want to explore gender dysphoria, sexuality, dissociation, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and loneliness among other concerns. He also addresses practical stressors like money and communication problems.
Christopher describes therapy as collaborative. He focuses on small, doable steps during sessions and on building awareness between meetings. People who prefer some spiritual practice can learn meditation, mantra, or Reiki-informed exercises alongside traditional therapeutic conversations.
How Christopher blends Emotion-Focused and online work
Christopher uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice core emotions and how those feelings affect behavior and relationships. EFT focuses on naming and restructuring emotional responses so people can respond differently to stress and conflict. Client-Centered Therapy is also part of his work; it centers the person's own goals and experience and supports a respectful conversational approach.Mindfulness Therapy appears in sessions as simple attention practices and breath work. These exercises help reduce reactivity and increase awareness of bodily signals linked to anxiety or panic. Together, these methods can support work on grief, anger, dissociation, sex and gender questions, and everyday stressors such as money and communication problems.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process and is done collaboratively. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then shape sessions around what feels most useful. That conversation guides whether more emotion-focused, mindfulness, or client-centered work will be emphasized.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow quicker check-ins when needed, and let people use meditation or grounding practices between appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt these methods to short or longer meetings so therapy fits practical schedules.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he address?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and self-esteem concerns. The profile also lists related focuses such as panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and sexual or gender questions.
What is his therapeutic style?
He uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered, mindfulness, psychodynamic, and solution-focused approaches. Sessions often mix talk with body-focused practices and meditation when appropriate.
How much experience does he have?
Christopher has 15 years of clinical experience and holds a Master of Social Work from Columbia University.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California and practices in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he work with international clients?
He is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with him?
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