Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
How Christi works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christi
Christi Stephenson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina. She draws on years of social work experience to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, anger, or life changes. Christi speaks plainly and aims to meet people where they are without judgment.
She focuses on practical conversations that build on a person's existing strengths. Sessions are shaped to each person's needs, with clear steps and goals rather than vague plans.
Background and approach
Christi helps people talk through relationship strain, parenting challenges, adoption and foster care concerns, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation. Her background includes work with trauma and abuse survivors and people coping with post-traumatic stress. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, career stress, low self-esteem, social anxiety, and depression.
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide progress while keeping language simple and direct. Christi adapts the pace and style of sessions to each client. She focuses on concrete tools for managing intense emotions like anger, and on rebuilding daily routines and coping skills.
Conversations often include practical strategies to reduce reactivity and to improve communication. Starting therapy is presented as a collaborative step. Christi emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and works to create a steady, dependable process.
She encourages small, realistic changes that add up over time.
What Christi works with
Everything Christi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Christi's practice.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Christi uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and practical steps. One common approach teaches emotion regulation and coping strategies to reduce reactivity and manage anger. These tools help people notice triggers, use calming practices, and choose different responses in heated moments.Another approach centers on trauma-informed work that helps people process difficult experiences and build resilience. This involves pacing conversations, creating safety in session, and developing routines that support recovery from post-traumatic stress and abuse-related distress.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Christi works with each person to identify goals and preferences, then adapts techniques to fit their situation. She reviews progress regularly and adjusts plans when something isn’t working to make sure the work stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when it’s helpful, phone sessions can be easier on low-bandwidth days, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to fit therapy into a busy week.
Questions people ask about Christi
What concerns does Christi help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and relationship strain, plus parenting and career-related stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and direct, focused on building strengths and teaching tools to manage emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience as an LCSW and many additional years working in social work roles.
Where is Christi licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina and practices there.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and is provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Christi?
Select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.