- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Blended family issues
About Christy
Christy Garnhart is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and mood disorders. She also lists blended family issues, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and grief among the concerns she addresses.
Christy focuses on practical, skills-based work. She helps people spot patterns in thinking and behavior that get in the way. She also builds on strengths clients already have and looks for small, doable changes that ease daily life.
Her background includes work with school-aged children and families, where she supported parents in finding services and programs. That experience informs her approach to parenting and blended household challenges without offering legal or custody advice. She has worked with people affected by anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum concerns, and trauma-related problems.
In sessions she uses straightforward conversation and goal-oriented techniques. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is weighing change or feeling stuck. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to identify immediate steps and practical solutions that can be tried between sessions.
Christy works in Illinois and conducts therapy in English. She does not accept international clients. If someone wants to proceed she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment through the online options.
How Christy uses practical approaches online
Motivational Interviewing focuses on conversations that help people weigh change and build motivation. It uses questions and reflection to clarify what matters to the client and to reduce internal resistance when making life changes.Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying small, realistic steps that move things forward. Sessions concentrate on what already works, short-term goals, and testing simple strategies between meetings to see what helps most.
Choosing the right method is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels workable. They will adjust the approach as they learn what helps and what does not.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the profile does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine - for example sessions can be scheduled around work breaks, avoid travel time, or allow phone check-ins when video is difficult. Licensed professionals use these options to help people try practical changes and follow up on progress without requiring clinic visits.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, relationship strain, grief, trauma and mood disorders including bipolar and ADHD.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, goal-focused conversation and helps clients notice unhelpful thought and behavior patterns while building on existing strengths.
What is her clinical background?
Christy has seven years of clinical experience and earlier work supporting school-aged children and parents finding services and programs.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Illinois.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the profile.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.