About Christy
Christy McWaters is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with ten years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, anger, depression, grief, parenting challenges, and relationship concerns. She also supports people coping with ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and major life changes.
Her style is respectful and compassionate. She listens first and adapts conversations to each person's needs. Sessions are meant to be practical and focused on real problems you face every day.
How Christy works
Christy works with people on a wide range of issues including abandonment, attachment struggles, codependency, communication problems, and control or commitment worries. She also addresses concerns such as domestic violence, dissociation, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), and first responder stress. When substance use is involved, she focuses on understanding patterns and building safer coping strategies.
She builds a plan together with each person. The plan is adjusted over time as goals change or progress is made. Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the situation rather than a one-size-fits-all script.
Christy provides services in English and practices in Georgia. She acknowledges that starting therapy can feel hard and aims to make the first steps straightforward and manageable.
What Christy works with
The areas below are the ones Christy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online care
Christy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and safety. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and then practice new, healthier responses; this is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Another approach centers on processing past traumatic events and building skills to manage distressing memories and reactions, which can help with trauma, abuse, and dissociation.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will ask about your goals, past experiences, and what feels most useful. From there, she will suggest techniques and adapt them as progress is made so the plan fits your needs and preferences.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls let you work face-to-face from a chosen location. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
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