Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
How Christy works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christy
Christy McWaters is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, anger, and depression. She works with parenting concerns, relationship struggles, grief, and life transitions. Christy practices with respect, sensitivity, and compassion to make the first step feel possible for people who are worried or overwhelmed.
Christy tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs. She listens for what matters most and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions.
Background and approach
That might include strategies for coping with strong emotions, reducing substance use, or rebuilding routines after a loss. Over more than ten years of practice she has supported people through attachment and abandonment issues, codependency and communication problems, and challenges linked to ADHD and bipolar mood patterns. She also has experience addressing domestic violence, dissociation, and first responder stress.
Her background gives her familiarity with a wide range of concerns that often overlap. Sessions are offered in English and scheduled to fit individual needs. Christy uses a collaborative approach - she and the person work together to set goals and choose steps that feel manageable.
She frames therapy as a team effort focused on small, steady progress. If someone is ready to try online or phone sessions, Christy can meet using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She encourages people to take the next step when they feel ready and offers a supportive space to begin.
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
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches That Fit Online Work
Christy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on actionable steps and emotional regulation. One common approach emphasizes practical coping skills for stress and anger - learning ways to notice triggers, slow down reactions, and practice new responses that reduce conflict and distress. Another approach centers on managing addictions and compulsive behaviors by building short-term plans, tracking patterns, and creating alternatives to old habits.Finding the right approach happens together. The therapist will listen to goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which techniques to keep, modify, or pause so the work matches the person's needs and pace.
Online therapy makes this work more flexible. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversations when they want a fuller exchange. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skill reminders, or ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and different routines while keeping focus on progress and practical tools.
Questions people ask about Christy
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, anger, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, self-esteem struggles, and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her approach?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs and focuses on steps people can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has more than 10 years of professional work experience supporting a variety of concerns, including attachment issues, codependency, dissociation, and first responder stress.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an LPC credential and is licensed in Georgia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and she does not work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled?
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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.