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Christi Clark

Christi Clark, LISW

Ohio

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Independent Licensed Social Worker - relationship and family concerns

  • Anxiety and stress
  • Blended family issues
  • ACT and CBT methods

About Christi

Christi Clark is an Independent Licensed Social Worker (LISW) in Ohio with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting concerns, and blended family issues. Christi also supports people dealing with mood challenges such as bipolar disorder and with concerns around self-esteem and coping with life changes.

Christi favors straightforward, conversational sessions. She aims to make difficult topics easier to talk about and uses active listening with practical exercises. Sessions focus on helping people notice what matters to them, learn skills to manage strong emotions, and build clearer patterns in relationships.

Her approach draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Attachment-Based ideas. That means she works on values-based goals, teaches concrete thinking and behavior strategies, and looks at how past relationships influence current patterns. Techniques can include behavior experiments, values clarification, and exploring attachment dynamics.

Christi has spent a decade working in settings where people bring complex situations. She has experience with survivors of abuse, neurodiversity concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and caregiving stress. Her practice is aimed at helping adults find practical ways to manage day-to-day demands while addressing deeper relationship patterns.

Sessions are conducted in English and reflect a practical, down-to-earth style. Prospective clients who want to begin can use the site's matching process and schedule a first session to see how the approach fits their situation.

How Christi applies therapeutic approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small steps toward them. It helps with worry, low mood, and the strain of life transitions by turning values into everyday action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and uses practical exercises to change those patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing strong reactions. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns show up now and helps people change how they connect and set boundaries.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Christi will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then recommend techniques that match those needs. That collaborative process can mean mixing elements of ACT, CBT, and attachment work over time to address both immediate coping and longer-term relationship patterns.

The therapist biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also make it simpler to join from different locations within the same country. Licensed professionals support using these approaches in ways that fit everyday routines and responsibilities.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Ohio

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she work with?

Christi works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting concerns, and blended family issues among other concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a relaxed, conversational style and focuses on practical skills and clear communication during sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Christi has 10 years of experience working as a psychotherapist in a variety of settings.

What are her credentials and location?

She is an Independent Licensed Social Worker (LISW) licensed in Ohio and practices from that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Confirm current session formats before booking since the biography does not specify which formats are offered.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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