Christy Garnhart

Christy Garnhart is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Illinois who helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She also supports parents and individuals dealing with ADHD, Autism, trauma and abuse, grief, and life transitions. Her style aims to find practical steps that fit each person’s life. Christy draws on seven years of professional experience as a therapist and a longer history supporting school-aged children and parents. She looks for strengths clients already have and uses those skills as a starting point. Sessions focus on noticing thoughts and behaviors that get in the way and trying small changes that lead to clearer choices. She uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what matters to them and to move toward change at a manageable pace. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set concrete goals and test small experiments that can build momentum. These methods are practical and goal-oriented while staying centered on the person’s priorities. In sessions she aims to be direct and compassionate. Conversations are meant to be straightforward so clients leave with steps they can try between meetings. Parents can expect help finding supports and approaches that suit their child’s needs and family routines. Christy works in Illinois and offers services in English. If you think her approach may fit your needs, select the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule according to her availability.

How these approaches shape online work

Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what they truly want to change and builds motivation at a comfortable pace. It focuses on the person’s own reasons for change and sets small, achievable steps toward those goals.

Solution-Focused Therapy aims for concrete progress by identifying practical solutions and testing what works. Sessions concentrate on attainable goals and simple experiments that can be tried between meetings to build forward movement.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and daily life to find which method or mix feels right. This is a collaborative process aimed at clear steps rather than long labels.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since they are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use video when face-to-face discussion is helpful or choose options that need less data or camera use depending on what works best for them.