About Christopher
Christopher Thrift is a Licensed Professional Counselor with eight years of experience in Mississippi. He focuses on practical help for anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, and mood concerns. He aims to make first steps feel manageable and direct.
Christopher keeps sessions straightforward and conversational. He creates a calm space where people can say what they are thinking and feeling without judgment. Sessions center on what matters most to the individual and on small steps that build toward change.
Background and approach
He draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's priorities and pace. That approach means the therapist listens closely and adapts to the client's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to help people notice thinking and behavior patterns and then try different ways of responding.
Christopher has worked with people facing grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, sleep problems, and parenting stress. He also supports those dealing with obsessions, compulsions, and process addictions like gambling or problematic internet use. Work often includes learning coping skills and changing unhelpful routines.
People looking for a down-to-earth counselor will find a direct style and practical tools. Sessions may include skill practice, problem-solving, and planning steps to test out new choices. The emphasis is on moving forward in small, doable ways.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist respond to what matters most to the person in the moment and move at their pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and try practical changes. Online CBT typically includes talking through examples, trying out new behaviors between sessions, and reviewing what worked.Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as progress is made. That collaborative planning helps ensure sessions stay relevant to daily life and immediate concerns.
Online formats offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls let people work face to face when deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers audio only. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, quick coping suggestions, and support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
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