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LPC

Christy McWaters, LPC

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationGeorgia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Christy

Christy McWaters is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Georgia with a decade of clinical experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, trauma and abuse, anger, relationship and family challenges, parenting concerns, self-esteem issues, bipolar symptoms, coping with life changes, and ADHD.

Background and approach

Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency and communication difficulties, dissociation, domestic violence, and other complex presentations. Her practice emphasizes respectful, sensitive, and compassionate collaboration.

Christy adapts conversations and treatment plans to each person’s situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. She encourages clients to recognize the courage it takes to begin therapy and works to create a steady, personalized path forward that addresses both immediate concerns and longer-term goals.

Offering flexible online formats, Christy brings practical experience to help people manage symptoms, improve coping, and rebuild functioning across daily life and relationships. She combines years of hands-on work with an individualized style that centers the client’s priorities and pace.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Christy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and patterns that often accompany stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, mood disorders, and ADHD. One commonly used approach focuses on practical skills training - teaching coping strategies, emotional regulation techniques, and problem-solving tools that help manage day-to-day challenges and reduce symptom impact. Another frequently applied method centers on processing and integration - carefully exploring past and recent experiences to lessen their hold on current functioning and to improve coping with trauma, grief, or attachment wounds.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She partners with clients to learn about their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and then tailors techniques and pacing accordingly. That partnership helps identify what works best and allows adjustments over time so treatment remains aligned with evolving needs.

Online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity during life transitions. These options provide flexibility in how and when people connect with a licensed professional, supporting consistent progress while accommodating different communication styles and access needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Christy work with?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship and family matters, grief, parenting, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is respectful, sensitive, and compassionate, with treatment plans and dialogue tailored to each person’s unique needs and circumstances.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She holds an LPC credential and has over 10 years of professional work experience in counseling and related supports.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed in Georgia as an LPC with license number GA LPC LPC013363 and provides services from that location.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How does payment and cost work 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 therapy with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English