About Christy
Christy Potter is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life feel more manageable. Her approach centers on respect, sensitivity, and straightforward support.
Christy listens first and then works with each person to shape a plan that fits their needs. She uses clear, down-to-earth language and keeps sessions focused on things that matter now.
Background and approach
Conversations aim to uncover small changes that add up over time. Her work draws on several evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness strategies. Those tools are used to spot unhelpful patterns, shift reactions, and build coping skills for panic, mood shifts, and social anxiety.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are also part of how she helps people live with difficult thoughts while moving toward values-driven goals. Sessions often include practical exercises, skill practice, and real-world assignments to try between meetings. Christy adjusts the pace to each person’s comfort and readiness.
She emphasizes simple, concrete steps so progress is clearer and easier to track. Taking the first step can feel risky, and Christy aims to make that step easier. She supports people through change, whether they’re dealing with control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, or questions about life purpose.
The work is collaborative and tailored to individual goals.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Christy commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her online practice. CBT helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors by teaching concrete skills and step-by-step exercises. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while taking actions that match personal values, useful for anxiety, panic, and life-direction concerns.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Then she and the client choose methods to try and adjust them based on progress and comfort, keeping the process collaborative.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill practice and feedback. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and messaging can support quick reflections, ongoing encouragement, or written exercises between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and maintain steady momentum toward their goals.
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- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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