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Rajan Christian

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Rajan Christian, LMFT

California

LMFT focused on relationships and parenting

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About

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Attachment based work

About Rajan

Rajan Christian is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of clinical experience. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and trauma-related concerns. He also supports those managing addictions, grief, intimacy issues, and life changes.

Rajan draws on several practical approaches in sessions. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try small, doable changes. He also brings attachment-based ideas when relationships and connection are part of the problem.

His background includes work in nonprofit settings, county behavioral health, school districts, and private organizations. He has experience with adolescents and adults in outpatient and inpatient care. That range means he is used to short-term crisis work and longer-term therapy.

Rajan has worked directly with people in crisis, including suicidal adolescents and adults, and has experience with trauma-focused practices. He also has experience supporting people with career and achievement concerns, burnout and compassion fatigue, and attention-related difficulties such as ADHD.

Sessions are straightforward and conversational. He helps people name what is getting in the way, test a few changes, and build practical ways to cope. People who want direct feedback and clear options often find this approach useful.

How sessions work

How his therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that reflect their values. Online sessions can focus on small experiments and behavior changes that fit daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and uses short exercises to test new ways of responding; that work transfers well to a remote setting and can produce concrete tools for stress and anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will work with the client to decide which methods feel most useful based on the person’s goals, challenges and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can shift as therapy progresses.

Confirm current session options before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Many people find remote sessions help them keep therapy consistent while juggling parenting, work, and day-to-day demands.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

California

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, trauma, addiction, grief, intimacy issues, and related areas listed in his specialties.

What is his therapeutic style like?

His work is practical and conversational. He combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT, and attachment ideas to help people try concrete changes.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has 15 years of clinical experience across nonprofit, county behavioral health, school district, outpatient and inpatient settings.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is a California LMFT and practices within California.

Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?

He accepts international clients and offers sessions to people outside the U.S. Sessions are conducted in English.

What session formats are offered?

Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Please check the platform or contact the practice to verify how sessions are delivered.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and services. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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