Christy Howard, LCSW
Empathetic LCSW helping through life changes
Details
| Name | Christy Howard |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Kentucky |
| Licensed in | Kentucky, Indiana |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 25 |
About Christy
Christy Howard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience. She holds LCSW credentials in Kentucky and Indiana. Christy combines practical skills with a down-to-earth approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and changes in their lives.
Christy draws from several ways of working, including Narrative therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She also uses attachment-based and client-centered ideas, and cognitive behavioral techniques when they fit the situation.
Background and approach
She describes her style as flexible and responsive to each person's needs. Her background includes long experience in crisis intervention, including more than 16 years as a counselor for a suicide hotline in Louisville. That work shaped her ability to stay calm under pressure and to help people find immediate steps to cope.
Christy often helps with attention and attachment issues, trauma and abuse, caregiving stress, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with adoption or foster care matters, aging concerns, body image, and work or career stress. People who choose Christy can expect a collaborative process.
She listens for values and goals, then suggests practical strategies to try between sessions. The focus is on clear next steps and small changes that build over time.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Parenting issues among the things Christy works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Christy among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Christy directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Christy directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and acceptance approaches guide online work
Christy uses Narrative therapy to help people tell and reshape the stories they live by, looking for alternate plots and strengths in life events. Narrative work can be helpful for identity questions, relationship patterns, and moments of big change.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. ACT often helps with anxiety, stress, and motivation to make life changes.
Finding the best approach is a joint process. Christy will listen to what matters to the client and suggest approaches that match goals and preferences. She checks in about what works and adjusts the plan as needs evolve.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people continue work during life transitions without changing therapists. Licensed professionals can adapt narrative and ACT tools to talk through stories, practice new behaviors, and set small homework tasks between sessions.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Christy address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting and coping with life changes. Her scope also includes trauma and abuse, ADHD and attachment issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and adaptable. Christy blends Narrative approaches with ACT, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral techniques depending on client needs.
How much experience does she have?
Christy has 25 years in the field and over 16 years providing crisis counseling for a suicide hotline in Louisville.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LCSW licensed in Indiana and Kentucky and practices with a Kentucky location listed.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does cost work for sessions?
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?
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