About me

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. My primary goal is that my clients feel safe and comfortable with me. I have 10 years of experience working with children, teens and adults. I have had the opportunity to work with parents, children, and individuals, but I focus on parenting strategies, as it is pertinent to raising a family well. Parents often have a hard time talking to their kids, either because they aren't open to it, or the long work hours prohibit them from spending time together. Single parents are often dealt the toughest hand. Managing home and work life is not easy, it can be overwhelming and cause us to burn out. Having someone to vent to may help! Seeking counseling is the first step, and I strive to provide sound direction
I will not pretend to have all of the answers, but I can promise to work with you to find the helpful life solutions. Please try to understand this process, as things become new. I hope you are ready to work, because I may ask you questions, or challenge you to do things that you may not be used to doing. My approach includes cognitive-behavioral training, humanistic and solution-focused therapy. I have a license, but you are the expert in your own life. The more you do on your end, the more I will be able to help. We can always adapt and adjust to continue the course

Specialties

  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Family conflicts
  • Parenting issues
  • Self esteem, Motivation
  • Depression
Also experienced in:
Addictions , Trauma and abuse , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Anger management , Coping with life changes , ADHD
Years of Experience: 6

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Live Chat

  • Phone

  • Video

Languages

English

Spanish

Licensing

CA LMFT 112060

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Christopher Navas. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.

Written on Nov 24, 2021 after therapy with Christopher for 1 year and 6 months on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, and self esteem

My counselor Christopher Navas has been a huge help to me through some big issues and decisions. He makes me look at things in a different way, and what I think the issue is, sometimes isn't the real issue. Working on myself has never been something I thought I could do, but he has made me do tough things by facing small fears one at a time. I can tell him a anything with complete confidence.

Written on Nov 04, 2021 after therapy with Christopher for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and compassion fatigue

Very helpful, good listener, supportive, good insight into my way of thinking and helped me make some changes

Written on Jul 16, 2021 after therapy with Christopher for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Christopher was great at listening and the conversation flowed well

Written on Mar 27, 2021 after therapy with Christopher for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and self esteem

I think he's an amazing provider, he listens and doesn't judge. I can talk to him without feeling like I'm talking to a stuffy professional. He's very nice and considerate his help and advice has greatly helped to improve my day to day.

Written on Nov 29, 2020 after therapy with Christopher for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, and adhd

Chris navigates through conversation in a way where you feel listened to, understood but also challenged. He’s managed to make accurate observations as well as provide useful tools for working through past trauma/personal thoughts/goals.

Written on Nov 20, 2020 after therapy with Christopher for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, and parenting issues

Christopher is great in listening and helping you find your own solutions to your problems

Written on Oct 12, 2020 after therapy with Christopher for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety

Gracias Christopher

Written on Oct 05, 2020 after therapy with Christopher for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, and adhd

Chris is by far the best therapist I have ever had. He makes me feel comfortable, and I feel like I can talk to him about absolutely anything. He always has great insight, and gives me new tools and techniques to move forward. I respect him, and trust his expertise. He is friendly and has a good sense of humor, which are both extremely important in making me feel comfortable. I hope to continue working with Chris as long as it’s possible.

Written on Aug 14, 2020 after therapy with Christopher for 3 weeks

Great Counselor!

Written on Aug 07, 2020 after therapy with Christopher for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, and self esteem

I came to Christopher after having a not so great experience with the only other therapist I had ever talked to. He made me feel so comfortable opening up right away and would also help to guide the session so that it doesn’t get stuck or not go anywhere. As he said himself, he is very direct and to the point and does not want to waste anyone’s time. He will be honest with you and work with you to figure out what it best for your life.

Written on May 27, 2020 after therapy with Christopher for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd

Christopher was a great help in my first journey with therapy. His advice and wisdom was very beneficial in the time that I had being counseled by him. Wish I could’ve stuck with teen counseling but due to some financial reasons I won’t be able to continue. But just wanted to leave this review as a big thanks to Christopher and I’ll carry his advice tips with me from now forward.

Written on May 21, 2020 after therapy with Christopher for 1 week on issues concerning addictions, family conflicts, and self esteem

Though our schedules didn't line up to have a formal counseling session, Christopher was very pleasant and professional to communicate with.

Written on May 12, 2020 after therapy with Christopher for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Christopher is a wonderful help to me and my partner! He’s doing double the work with having to translate from Spanish to English but he’s doing fabulous and we love our sessions!

Written on Apr 30, 2020 after therapy with Christopher for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Chris is practical, calm, and knows how to strike the right balance between challenging me to work on myself, and not giving me so much that it's overwhelming. I've been in therapy before, and he ranks right up there with the best therapists I've seen in person.

Work with me!