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Christy Carter, LCSW, LISW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationIowa
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Anger
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Christy

Christy Carter is an LCSW and LISW who draws on two decades of professional experience to support people working through stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She approaches therapy with an emphasis on creating a nonjudgmental space where clients can explore thoughts and feelings and build practical strategies for coping and growth. Christy’s background includes work with relationship and intimacy concerns, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder, and she also lists ADHD among her focus areas.

Her practice addresses a broad range of life challenges, from career and workplace issues to aging and end-of-life concerns, financial stress, and social anxiety. Christy aims to help clients increase motivation, strengthen self-esteem, and regain balance during periods of change.

Based in Iowa, she brings a steady, collaborative approach that centers client goals and preferences while tailoring methods to each person’s situation.

Practical therapeutic approaches and online access

Christy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on helping people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and build coping skills. Cognitive-behavioral approaches help identify thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, or difficulty managing anger and then replace them with more adaptive responses. These techniques are useful for mood concerns, stress, and many day-to-day challenges.

She also employs skills-based strategies to improve emotional regulation, communication, and problem solving, which can be helpful for relationship issues, grief, workplace stress, and coping with life changes. These methods emphasize practical tools clients can apply between sessions to manage symptoms and move toward their goals.

Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to choose or adapt approaches based on individual needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting methods over time as progress and priorities evolve. This partnership helps ensure that therapy stays relevant and focused.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These formats make it easier to schedule regular work around busy lives and to maintain continuity of care while addressing stress, ADHD-related challenges, mood concerns, and other issues from home or another convenient location.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Christy commonly address in therapy?
Christy works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and life transitions.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach emphasizes a nonjudgmental, collaborative environment where clients and therapist work together to explore feelings and build practical coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience supporting people through emotional, relational, and life-stage challenges.
What credentials and location are on record for her?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials with license details IL LCSW 149022098 and IA LISW 02638 and is located in Iowa.
Which languages are services offered in and are international clients accepted?
Services are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersBipolar disorderADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesControl issuesDomestic violenceHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska

Languages

English

What Christy can help with

Christy Carter works with clients on stress and anxiety, anger management, career difficulties, depression, and coping with life changes.

Christy works with clients with stress and anxiety, anger management, career changes, and end-of-life.

Experience and training

Christy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Iowa, with 20 years of clinical experience.