- Stress and anxiety
- Depression and bipolar
- Life purpose work
About Christy
Christy Hinton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Kentucky with three years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and addictions. She also focuses on life purpose, communication problems, and feelings like guilt, shame, and isolation.
Christy uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people build insight and improve day-to-day functioning. Sessions often involve talking through current problems, identifying patterns, and practicing skills to manage mood and attention. She helps clients clarify values and weigh options when facing big life decisions or uncertainty about what comes next.
Her style centers on direct listening and respectful feedback. Conversations may include setting small goals, experimenting with new behaviors, and reflecting on what matters most. She pays attention to how relationships and routines affect mood and focus, and she supports adjustments that can fit into busy lives.
Christy has worked with people who struggle with substance use alongside mood or attention challenges. In those cases she aims to address both the immediate concerns and the underlying patterns that maintain them. She also assists people dealing with social anxiety and phobia, helping them take gradual steps toward more confidence in social situations.
People often come to Christy when they feel stuck after a job change, a shift in relationships, or a health event. She helps sort out priorities and practical next steps rather than promising a single answer. If you want to explore purpose, attention, or mood concerns, she asks that you begin by completing the intake questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
Evidence-based approaches and how online sessions fit in
Christy draws on practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on mood, attention, and behavior. Cognitive-style approaches help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking; these methods are useful for anxiety, depression, and social phobia by guiding small experiments and thought reviews. Behavioral strategies target routine and activity changes to lift mood and reduce avoidance; they work well for depression, low motivation, and social withdrawal.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christy will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques suit their goals, symptoms, and daily life. That process can include trying a technique for a few sessions and adjusting based on what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins that slide into a lunch break or an evening routine. They also let people practice skills in the settings where challenges arise, while the therapist and client decide together how to structure appointments for the best fit.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Kentucky
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and addictions. Additional focus areas include communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, social anxiety, and life purpose.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck?
Christy uses evidence-based techniques and straightforward conversation to identify patterns and set small, practical goals. Sessions often include skill practice and reflection on values to help clarify next steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of clinical experience working with mood, attention, and substance use concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Kentucky and practices there.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.