- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Mindfulness and DBT skills
About Christopher
Christopher Massey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri with five years of clinical experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, addictions, and other mental health issues. He also supports people processing trauma, attachment questions, and family of origin patterns.
Christopher uses a straightforward, interactive therapy style. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical skills. He combines cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and attachment-based ideas to help people recognize patterns that come from early family roles and expectations.
In the room he teaches coping strategies for anxiety, sleep, cravings, and mood shifts. He also offers tools for handling anger, grief, and career-related stress. Work often includes identifying automatic thoughts, testing them, and trying new behaviors between sessions.
Christopher pays attention to attachment and relationship dynamics that show up in adult life. He helps people understand how early family experiences influence intimacy, boundaries, and commitment concerns. This can include attention to abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, blended family issues, and codependency patterns.
He draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness practices when emotion regulation is a core need. For those exploring ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, or chronic illness impacts, sessions aim to make daily routines more manageable and reduce overwhelm. To begin, Christopher asks people to describe current struggles and what they want to change, then builds focused goals together.
Approach and online session format
Christopher commonly uses attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques. Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns in intimacy and trust, useful for family of origin concerns and abandonment issues. Client-centered work centers the person's experience and priorities, offering reflective listening and collaborative goal setting. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and teaches specific behavior changes for anxiety, depression, and stress management.Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and will recommend which approaches to try first. That decision is made together and can be adjusted over time based on what helps.
The original profile does not specify which online session formats are used. Please confirm current session options before booking. In general online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. These practical benefits help people try skills between sessions and keep treatment consistent while juggling work, caregiving, or health demands.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, addictions, grief, and related issues including family of origin patterns.
What is his therapeutic style?
He uses an interactive, goal-focused approach that combines client-centered listening with practical cognitive behavioral techniques and attention to attachment dynamics.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has five years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working with adults on a range of mental health and relational concerns.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is an LCSW licensed in Missouri and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions with him are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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