Christian Maciel, LMFT
California · 25 years in practice
Christian Maciel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 25 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 49068 · expires March 2026
- NPI
- 1629302336 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Christian
Christian Maciel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 25 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns in clear, practical ways. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and he works with adults in California.
He uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and change patterns that keep them stuck in painful emotions. He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach skills for managing thoughts and improving daily functioning.
Background and approach
The work is conversational and goal-focused rather than overly clinical. Christian emphasizes understanding where difficult feelings come from. He helps clients name emotions, notice how they affect behavior, and try small changes that can improve day-to-day life.
He also addresses issues such as attachment wounds, abandonment fears, codependency, and communication problems. Practical concerns like caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and navigating separation or divorce are part of his practice. He helps people build coping tools for guilt, shame, emptiness, and forgiveness work.
Sessions aim to leave clients with concrete strategies they can use between meetings. Clients can expect a respectful, down-to-earth tone and a focus on real problems. Christian helps people set workable goals and track progress over time.
The goal is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Christian lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christian names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion-focused and skills-based work translate online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify attachment-related emotions and the interaction patterns they create. In sessions this often means naming feelings, tracking moments when people feel overwhelmed, and practicing new ways of responding to emotional triggers. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and choosing actions that align with personal values; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and chronic pain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical tools to shift unhelpful thinking and build different habits.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christian will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean combining emotion-focused work with ACT or CBT exercises, and adjusting the mix as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and working through relationship patterns. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, skill reminders, or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to get consistent care while fitting sessions into everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
Christian focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and trauma and abuse. He also works with issues like self-esteem, attachment problems, communication difficulties, and caregiver stress.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a conversational, goal-oriented style that blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with ACT and CBT. Sessions aim to identify feelings, change unhelpful patterns, and teach practical skills.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 25 years of experience providing therapy to adults. That experience includes work with a wide range of emotional and relationship concerns.
Where is he licensed and based?
Christian is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. He holds the CA LMFT credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with him?
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