Therapist profile
Christy Howard, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Parenting and family concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Attachment issues
About Christy
Christy Howard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience and licenses in Indiana and Kentucky. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strains, relationship and family concerns, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and related issues such as self-esteem, career strain, and depression.
Christy uses a mix of methods rather than a single model. She draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered techniques. That gives her flexibility to respond to what someone brings to a session.
Her background includes long experience in crisis intervention, including more than 16 years as a counselor on a suicide hotline in Louisville, Kentucky. That work shaped how she listens for urgent safety concerns and practical steps a person can take between sessions.
Christy also has training connected with play and autism supports, and she notes experience with attachment issues, adoption and foster care, and blended family concerns. In practice she helps people talk through communication problems, boundary and control issues, caregiving stress, and changes related to divorce or separation.
Sessions tend to be conversational and focused on skills and decisions adults can try at home. She helps people sort priorities, experiment with new responses, and track what is or isn’t working. The tone is direct and practical, aimed at making daily life at home more manageable.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Christy draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on manageable steps for changing reactions to stress and anxiety. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current expectations and patterns. That approach can be useful for adults worried about closeness, trust, and repeating family dynamics.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss different methods and decide together which ones match a person’s goals and preferences. The process is collaborative, with adjustments made as needs and priorities change.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Confirm the available session options before booking so you know how appointments will be conducted. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let someone choose quieter surroundings, avoid video when that is helpful, or schedule sessions around parenting and work commitments.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Kentucky, Indiana
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family problems does she address?
She helps adults with parenting strain, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and communication problems within families.
How would she approach anxiety or stress?
She uses practical methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people manage worry and daily stressors.
What experience does she bring to crisis work?
She has over 16 years of experience as a crisis counselor on a suicide hotline in Louisville, Kentucky, in addition to 25 years in clinical social work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Indiana and Kentucky. She practices from Kentucky.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are arranged.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.