Christy Bell, LPC

Christy Bell is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and low self-esteem. She writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking so clients can manage hard days and make choices that fit their values.

Christy uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on existential ideas to look at meaning and choice.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Existential therapy focuses on questions of meaning, choice, and personal responsibility, helping people clarify what matters and make decisions aligned with their values. Client-centered therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist mirrors and supports the person's own goals and insights. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean mixing ideas from existential, client-centered, and CBT approaches and adjusting over time based on what helps.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives or limited travel options. Video calls let people use visual cues and more in-depth conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can support shorter check-ins or moment-to-moment coaching, and text-based messaging helps people reflect in writing or fit therapy into a break at work. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care and to try different ways of working until the best fit is found.