Christy McWaters
Supportive, practical counseling for life challenges
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Christy
Christy McWaters is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Christy aims to meet people where they are and treats them with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
She tailors conversations and plans to each person’s unique situation and needs.
Background and approach
Her approach is practical and direct. Sessions are a space to talk through what feels urgent, try small changes, and track progress. She addresses related issues like attachment struggles, codependency, communication problems, control issues, dissociation, and problems connected to substance use.
First responder issues and domestic violence are also part of her experience. Christy adapts the pace and focus to what a person needs in the moment. She balances listening with clear suggestions and steps clients can try between sessions.
Treatment decisions are collaborative and grounded in methods that have evidence to support them. She works with a variety of concerns that often overlap, such as mood instability and substance use. The tone in her sessions is supportive but straightforward.
People who start therapy with her can expect practical tools and honest feedback. Christy is licensed in Georgia as LPC with license number GA LPC LPC013363. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through multiple formats to fit different schedules.
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Christy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the issue at hand. One common approach involves structured strategies that help manage anxiety and mood symptoms through practical skill practice and behavior changes. These techniques offer clear tools to try between sessions and help reduce day-to-day distress.Another frequently used method focuses on trauma-informed care, which centers on safety, pacing, and grounding skills. This kind of work helps people who have experienced abuse, dissociation, or other traumatic stress by teaching ways to tolerate strong emotions and regain a sense of control.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Christy will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and how they respond to different techniques. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction from home, phone sessions provide a simpler option when video isn’t possible, and live chat or text messaging can support short check-ins or ongoing support. These formats increase flexibility and make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting into everyday schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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