Giles Christman, LMFT

Giles Christman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 12 years of clinical experience. He focuses on relationship strain, family concerns, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. Giles speaks English and brings a practical, calm approach to sessions. Giles helps people work through attachment and abandonment wounds that make relationships feel fragile. He supports caregivers dealing with stress and burnout and talks through communication problems and control issues that wear people down. He also helps those facing divorce or separation to manage change and move forward. His background includes a Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Virginia Tech. Giles has experience working with schools and juvenile justice systems to support youth and families in crisis. That work informs how he helps people with behavior concerns and mood challenges. In sessions he uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, post-traumatic stress, and mood disorders. He aims to build on people’s strengths and practical skills rather than only talking about problems. Giles emphasizes clear communication and small, achievable steps. People come to him for help with guilt, shame, isolation, life purpose questions, body image, men’s issues, and midlife concerns. He works with individual clients and also supports parents and caregivers who are stressed by their roles. If you are looking for focused support with relationships and caregiving strain, Giles offers collaborative, experience-informed care.

Evidence-based approaches and how they work online

Giles uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach concentrates on trauma-focused strategies to help people process distressing memories and reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress. These methods involve structured conversations, gradual exposure to difficult memories, and building coping skills to manage intense reactions. Another common emphasis is strengths-based work, which identifies what a person already does well and expands those skills. This approach helps with low self-esteem, life purpose questions, and caregiving stress by setting small, achievable goals and reinforcing progress. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Giles will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. He adjusts pacing and techniques based on how someone responds and what feels most useful in real life. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when that is helpful, or quieter sessions that avoid the need to commute. Because session formats were not specified in the biography, confirm the available online options before booking so you know what to expect. Many people find that remote sessions help them maintain consistency while they address relationships, caregiving strain, grief, and mood concerns.