Christy Matthews, LMHC, LPCC

Christy Matthews is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with nine years of clinical experience. She practices in Indiana and lists family and parenting among her focus areas. Christy works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and parenting concerns. Sessions aim to make practical changes that reduce daily pressure and improve coping.

Christy uses straightforward conversation and skills-based work to help people manage big emotions. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small, testable changes. Mindfulness practices are introduced as simple tools for stress and emotional regulation.

Her approach is client-centered, which means she listens for each person's goals and adjusts pace accordingly. The Gottman Method informs her work around communication and recurring relationship problems. Motivational interviewing supports people who feel stuck and want help building motivation for change.

People come to Christy for a wide range of concerns beyond parenting and family stress. These include grief, anger, addiction struggles, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, divorce and separation, and work-related burnout. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment wounds, and isolation.

Christy aims for clear, manageable steps in therapy. She helps clients practice new ways of communicating, set boundaries, and try skills between sessions. Many people find that short experiments and steady check-ins create meaningful shifts over time.

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