Christina Matso
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, MFT
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2100 N Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 34, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
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I enjoyed very much my post licensure work at a family institute. Whether working with a child, an adolescent, an adult, a dyad or the whole family, I will initially focus on the person suffering the most. Based on the presenting symptom, I may do brief crisis intervention to stabilize a situation until an individual's underlying issue has been crystallized. The life issue causing depression, anxiety, and fears will then be addressed in more depth. My approach is to assist people in their own healing, maximizing on their own strengths and resources.
My thesis in my Ph.D graduate work focused on Women's Cravings: A Search for Fulfillment. In groups and individual work with women, I have gained insight to women's issues with food, and how deeply related these issues are to our self-esteem.
I am a European immigrant, straddling several cultures for many years. I have an intimate understanding of the losses families experience leaving their country of birth. The desire for a sense of belonging is innate in all of us as we continue searching, growing, learning and finding new opportunities.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $90
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check
Insurance
- Anthem | Elevance
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Out of Network
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Christina Matso
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, MFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / MFC23056 Christina Matso
- Certificate from California Assoc. of Marriage,Family Therapists 1989
- Certificate from CSUDH MA / 1982
- Attended Ryokan College - Ph.D, Graduated 1997
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Christina Matso
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, MFT
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Child
- Parenting
Expertise
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Career Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gender identity issues
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
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Christina Matso
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, MFT
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Cancer ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Cancer ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Narrative
- Play Therapy
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. - (424) 235-1758
Christina Matso
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, MFT
Location
Primary Location
2100 N Sepulveda Blvd
Suite 34
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
(424) 235-1758Nearby Areas
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Christina Matso
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, MFT
Last Modified: 27 Jun 2020