Christy Matthews, LMHC, LPCC

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Transforming life stories into manageable steps

Details

Name	Christy Matthews
Credentials	LMHC, LPCC
Based in	Indiana
Licensed in	Ohio, Indiana
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	9

About Christy

Christy Matthews is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing life transitions and emotional challenges. She focuses on everyday pressures like anxiety, stress, grief, and relationship strain. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person.

Her work centers on the stories people tell about their lives. She uses Narrative Therapy to look at how problems show up in a person's story and to open different possibilities for change.

Background and approach

She also draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches to strengthen connections and honor each person's values. Christy has nine years of experience and holds LMHC and LPCC credentials. She practices in Indiana and offers services in English, including to international clients.

She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can name what feels stuck and try new ways of handling it. In sessions she helps people sort out family conflict, parenting stress, addiction issues, career transitions, and complicated grief. She also addresses concerns like body image, chronic illness, caregiving strain, and first responder stress.

Her approach is practical - she listens, reflects patterns, and helps clients experiment with small changes between sessions. Christy works collaboratively and frames therapy as a team effort. She guides people in setting realistic goals and in building coping tools that fit their daily life.

To start, she asks straightforward questions to match therapy to each person's needs and hopes.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Family conflicts, Grief, Anger management among the things Christy works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
Gottman Method: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
Internal Family Systems: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Christy directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Christy directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

How narrative and attachment approaches work online

Narrative Therapy helps people see how their problems fit into a story and gives room to rewrite that story. It can be useful for coping with grief, identity questions, relationship patterns, and big life changes by focusing on meaning and perspective.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on connection patterns developed in relationships. It helps people understand why certain relationship habits repeat and supports changes that build safer, steadier interaction with others.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and pace. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what’s important, and follows the client’s lead in choosing next steps and practical skills to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christy will collaborate with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

The original profile doesn’t list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, reduce travel time, and allow work around school or caregiving responsibilities. Therapists and licensed professionals use these methods to help people make real-life changes that carry into everyday routines.

Common questions about this listing

What kinds of concerns can I bring to sessions?

Christy helps with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting stress, addictions, trauma, and life changes. She also addresses areas like body image, caregiver strain, chronic illness challenges, and first responder issues.

How would you describe the therapy style here?

She uses Narrative Therapy alongside Attachment-Based and Client-Centered methods and sometimes Cognitive Behavioral and Gottman approaches. The style is collaborative and practical, focusing on patterns in a person’s story and small changes that fit daily life.

What is Christy’s professional background?

Christy has nine years of clinical experience working with people facing complex transitions and emotional challenges. She emphasizes listening, clarifying patterns, and helping clients test new ways of coping.

Where is Christy licensed to practice?

She holds LMHC and LPCC credentials and lists Indiana as her practice location. Sessions are conducted in English.

Can I work with Christy if I live outside the United States?

International clients are accepted. Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before scheduling.

How is payment handled and what does therapy cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing details are provided during the sign-up process.

How do I begin working together?

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