- Addictions
- Parenting concerns
- Family of origin issues
About Christy
Christy Turnquist is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing addictions, parenting concerns, self-esteem struggles, career questions, LGBT issues, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Christy also lists additional focus areas such as caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, divorce and separation, smoking or vaping cessation, and family of origin issues.
Christy uses practical conversations and evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people identify patterns that still affect them. Sessions tend to focus on small, doable steps clients can practice between meetings. She highlights the client’s own strengths and preferences when shaping the work together.
Her background includes a decade of direct therapeutic work in Florida as an LMHC. That experience includes supporting people facing addiction and those navigating identity and relationship shifts. She brings an emphasis on real-world problem solving and skill building rather than lengthy theory talks.
In sessions she often helps clients pinpoint how early family roles and expectations affect current choices and relationships. Clients who worry that their childhood patterns repeat in parenting or career decisions can expect clear, practical conversation about those links. The goal is to recognize repeating patterns and test small changes in day-to-day life.
Christy invites straightforward planning, homework that fits daily life, and steady check-ins on progress. To begin, readers are asked to confirm the available session options before booking and follow the platform steps to schedule a first appointment.
Practical approaches for online sessions
Christy works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and pattern recognition. One common approach she uses involves identifying unhelpful behavior patterns and testing small changes in daily life to see what shifts. This is useful for issues like parenting habits, career decisions, and repeating family roles.Another approach emphasizes skill building for coping and relapse prevention in addictions and for managing compassion fatigue. Sessions focus on concrete tools clients can practice between meetings, such as brief behavioral experiments or paced check-ins to notice progress.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and preferences. That collaboration includes reviewing what has helped in the past and adapting techniques if they do not feel like a good fit.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. In general, remote sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use these advantages to support steady progress while clients balance therapy with everyday responsibilities.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with adult concerns such as addictions, parenting questions, self-esteem, career issues, LGBT matters, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, divorce and separation, smoking or vaping cessation, and family of origin issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical conversation to identify patterns and build skills. Sessions emphasize achievable steps clients can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience working as a therapist. That experience has included work with people facing addiction and identity-related concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LMHC licensed in Florida and practices with that credential. Her professional work is based in Florida.
Which languages and clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking to see which formats are available.
How does billing and cost work?
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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