Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
How Christy works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christy
Christy Garnhart is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, and life changes. She supports people working through parenting and family challenges, relationship strain, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and trauma and abuse. Her style is straightforward and strengths-based, focusing on what clients already do well and what they want to change.
Christy draws on practical tools to identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns.
Background and approach
She works with clients to set small, achievable goals and to build skills for everyday life. Sessions tend to focus on clear steps and what can be tried between meetings. Her background includes seven years of clinical practice as an LCSW in Illinois and experience serving people affected by autism and Asperger syndrome and blended family issues.
She has supported parents in finding services and planning for social-emotional needs. This work shapes a practical, resource-oriented approach when helping with communication problems and co-morbid conditions. Christy often uses motivational interviewing to help people find what will actually motivate change.
She also uses solution-focused techniques to map out concrete next steps and short-term plans. These methods are a fit for people who want active, goal-directed sessions. People who choose Christy can expect a collaborative relationship that centers their goals.
She helps uncover patterns that cause distress and builds on personal strengths. Prospective clients are invited to consider whether this practical, goal-focused approach feels like the right match.
What Christy works with
Everything Christy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Christy's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christy lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Christy’s Approaches Translate Online
Motivational interviewing is a conversational method that helps people find their own reasons to change. It focuses on listening, clarifying values, and gently guiding toward choices that match what matters to the person. This approach can be useful for managing anger, shifting habits, or tackling life changes.Solution-Focused Therapy centers on practical steps and short-term goals. Sessions identify what a desired next day or week would look like, then map out small actions to move toward that vision. This method often helps people who want concrete tools and quick progress on specific problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods to try based on goals, preferences, and what feels useful. Plans can be adjusted as progress is made or priorities change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people use visual cues and full conversation. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick problem-solving, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible around work, childcare, and daily routines.
Questions people ask about Christy
What kinds of concerns does Christy help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting and family challenges, ADHD and mood disorders among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and strengths-based, focusing on small steps, clear goals, and skills people can practice between sessions.
What background does she bring to therapy sessions?
Christy has seven years of clinical experience as an LCSW and experience supporting people affected by autism, blended family issues, and school-age social-emotional needs.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.