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 who feel stuck by addressing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship patterns in straightforward, practical ways. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and are aimed at making daily life easier to manage.
He uses Systemic therapy to look at how relationships and surrounding systems influence feelings and behaviors. That perspective helps identify patterns that keep problems repeating and points to small changes that can shift those patterns.
Background and approach
Christian also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to help clients accept difficult feelings and build more supported ways of relating. Christian works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, self-esteem, codependency, and communication problems. He also helps people coping with chronic pain, caregiver stress, or life changes like divorce and separation.
Sessions focus on concrete skills and steps people can try between visits. His style is warm and nonjudgmental. He listens for what is getting in the way and suggests practical exercises to try.
Over time, the goal is to reduce distress and increase the ability to act on personal values. Christian practices in California as a CA LMFT. For many people his blend of relational insight and skills-based work feels straightforward and usable.
He can meet by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging depending on what fits a person best.
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
- Systemic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused 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
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Systemic therapy looks at how relationships and surrounding systems shape feelings and behavior. It helps people spot repeating patterns and try small changes that affect daily interactions and stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while taking actions that match personal values; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and chronic stress. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early connection styles influence current relationships and helps people build safer ways of relating when past patterns cause pain.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust as you go. That means trying practical tools from different models and keeping what works for you.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins during a busy day, and text messaging supports ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or health needs while keeping the focus on practical steps you can use right away.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship patterns, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem. Additional focus areas include communication problems, codependency, chronic illness and caregiver stress.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style combines a relational, systemic view with practical skills. Sessions emphasize listening, clarifying patterns, and trying concrete steps between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 25 years of experience working with adults on emotional and relational concerns. That experience spans trauma recovery, mood issues, and relationship-focused work.
Where is he licensed and based?
He practices in California and holds the credential CA LMFT. Sessions are offered to people located in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. People can choose whichever format fits their schedule and comfort.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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