Christy Matthews

Christy Matthews is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people who are struggling with anger, grief, stress, and big life changes. She listens closely and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Christy aims to make sessions straightforward and useful for someone juggling family life and work demands.

She draws on approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral techniques. In sessions she helps people understand patterns that keep them stuck, practice new ways of reacting, and build small habits that ease daily stress. Work may include identifying triggers, trying out communication skills, and learning grounding or mindfulness practices.

Christy holds LMHC and LPCC credentials and has nine years of clinical experience. She is licensed in Indiana and Ohio and uses that experience to guide people through relationship tensions, parenting strain, and career stress. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiver strain, and end-of-life concerns.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Clients can expect clear goals, manageable homework when helpful, and a steady focus on what matters most to their day-to-day life. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and increase practical coping skills.

Christy offers services in English and accepts clients internationally. To begin, clients complete an initial matching process and schedule sessions based on availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape reactions. Online sessions can explore those patterns using talk, reflective questions, and exercises that help people notice how they respond to others.

Client-centered work emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance. In remote sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, listens closely, and helps people find their own solutions to stress, anger, or life transitions.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that maintain problems. Online CBT often uses short skill practice, thought records, and behavioral experiments that fit into daily routines to reduce anxiety, anger, or depressive symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That collaborative process guides which methods are emphasized over time.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Many people find online work helpful because it can save travel time, allow easier scheduling around work or family responsibilities, and support steady follow-through on skill practice. Therapists can suggest shorter check-ins, phone options if video is difficult, or focused sessions that fit into a busy day, depending on what is offered.