Christopher Grasso, LPCC
Somatic-informed counselor focused on practical change
About Christopher
Christopher Grasso is a licensed professional counselor, LPCC, practicing in California. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction challenges, trauma, grief, and depression. Christopher creates a calm, nonjudgmental space so people can speak honestly about what’s on their mind.
He uses a somatic perspective alongside other therapy methods to help clients notice how feelings show up in the body. That can be useful for people who feel stuck in physical tension, panic, or repeated reactions to stress.
Background and approach
He also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Sessions are practical and down-to-earth. Christopher blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches when helpful.
That means there will be chance to talk things through and to practice new ways of coping between sessions. His approach aims to reduce overwhelming reactions and build more emotional regulation. He pays attention to safety, pacing, and what each person needs in the moment.
Over time he supports people in reclaiming more calm and clearer decision making. Christopher has six years of professional experience and works with adults in California. Conversations are offered in English and cover a range of concerns from panic and mood disorders to issues like shame, isolation, and finding life purpose.
How somatic and attachment approaches work online
Somatic work helps people notice how emotions show up in the body and learn simple ways to shift physical tension or panic. It can help when feelings feel stuck, when stress causes tightness, or when anxious reactions happen without clear reason.Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses. It helps people understand why they may react strongly in certain relationships and offers new ways to relate and regulate feelings.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christopher will listen to your goals and try methods that suit your needs. Together you will decide whether to emphasize body-focused practices, relational understanding, or skills from CBT and DBT depending on what feels most useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into daily life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions provide a simpler option, and live chat or text-based messaging can be helpful for shorter check-ins or homework support. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity and keep practicing skills between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English