Meet Your Therapist
Christina Cacho Sakai, LMFT (she/her)
“A Catalyst for Healing, Empowerment, and Intersectional Identity Exploration”
Christina Cacho Sakai, LMFT, is an esteemed Latinx (Mexican-American) psychotherapist with a deep commitment to providing culturally responsive, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and social justice-oriented therapy.
Her passion lies in guiding individuals through the transformative processes of healing from trauma, befriending anxiety, processing grief and loss, exploring creativity, and honoring their full intersectional identities.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Christina's journey toward becoming a therapist began at a young age. Even as a child, her natural gift for active listening drew friends to seek her guidance.
With an innate sense of observation, curiosity, and a touch of humor, Christina effortlessly connects with people, fostering a safe and trusting therapeutic environment.
Motivated by her innate abilities, she embarked on the path to becoming a psychotherapist.
In 1997, Christina earned her undergraduate degree in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and later obtained her graduate degree in Clinical Psychology from New College of California in San Francisco in 2002. Christina proudly became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California in 2008.
Constantly driven by her passion for personal growth and an interest in how the body holds trauma, Christina enrolled in Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing® Training Certificate Program in 2022, scheduled to be completed in 2024.
With extensive experience as a former community-based therapist, clinical supervisor, associate director, and adjunct faculty member at CSULA, Christina has honed her expertise in serving diverse communities. In her private practice, she offers psychotherapy specifically tailored for BIPOC individuals, fostering a culturally responsive, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and social justice-oriented atmosphere.
Christina's therapeutic specializations include facilitating healing from trauma, helping clients befriend anxiety, supporting the processing of grief and loss, nurturing creativity, and guiding clients in honoring their full intersectional identities.
She skillfully integrates a range of therapeutic approaches, including strength-based, psychodynamic, and somatic therapy, providing a holistic framework for healing.
Actively engaged in her professional community, Christina is dedicated to the advancement of social justice within the field.
She is deeply involved in the Los Angeles Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, where she has made significant contributions since her initial involvement in 2017. Christina served as one of the founding members of the Diversity Committee, driven by her passion to enhance ethnic and racial diversity within LA-CAMFT's membership and leadership.
Her commitment led her to serve as the Diversity Committee Chair in 2021, the Therapists of Color Mentorship Program Chair and President-Elect in 2022, and ultimately as President in 2023.
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As you embark on your transformative journey, Christina invites you to embrace your healing, empowerment, and intersectional identity exploration.
Schedule your free consultation today and experience the compassionate guidance of a therapist devoted to catalyzing positive change.