- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and DBT methods
- Identity and grief work
About Christy
Christy Bell is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and the practical challenges people face during life changes and recovery from addiction.
She uses straightforward conversation and active listening to help people sort through what feels most urgent. Sessions often include goal-setting, coping skills practice, and checking how tools worked between meetings. She also draws on structured methods when thought patterns or intense emotions are getting in the way.
Christy describes her work as inclusive and affirming, with attention to issues faced by LGBT clients and people coping with workplace stress or identity questions. She also supports people navigating relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career setbacks, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach mixes client-centered work with practical, skills-based methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used for thinking patterns and behavior change, while Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques help with emotion regulation and distress tolerance. She may also use ideas from existential and Jungian perspectives when clients want to explore meaning or personal narratives.
Christy brings some creative tools into sessions when useful. She has used role-play, storytelling, and references to nerd culture like role-playing games to help people reflect on identity and strengths. To start, she asks about what matters most and which steps feel manageable right now.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and collaboration. It helps people identify what matters to them and set practical goals during sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns with concrete exercises and homework to practice between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers specific skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling interpersonal problems.Choosing an approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That decision is revisited as progress is made and circumstances change.
Session formats are not specified in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for different check-in styles such as brief talks or longer focused work. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT or DBT exercises to a virtual setting, review worksheets together, and plan practical steps people can use between meetings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, addiction, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her general approach in therapy?
She uses a mix of client-centered conversation and structured methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build skills and address patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with adults on a range of issues from anxiety to substance concerns and workplace stress.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Georgia.
Which languages are offered and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.