Christy Garnhart, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 7 years in practice

Christy Garnhart helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, depression, ADHD, and mood concerns.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149013693 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1053922781 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 7
Languages: English

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About Christy

Christy Garnhart helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, depression, ADHD, and mood concerns. She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in Illinois with seven years of experience. Her work includes attention to compassion fatigue, career questions, and issues related to identity and self-worth.

Christy keeps sessions practical and focused. She looks for strengths people already have and builds from there. She also helps clients spot habits and thoughts that get in the way, then tries small, doable changes.

Background and approach

Conversations are straightforward and goal oriented, with room for empathy and warmth. Her background includes supporting people affected by trauma and abuse, and helping those navigating life transitions like pregnancy, childbirth, or career shifts. She also brings experience with ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome, and blended family concerns.

That experience informs how she tailors strategies for daily life and relationships. Christy uses Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide work. She helps people set clear, short-term goals and find inner motivation to make changes.

Sessions aim to leave clients with practical steps they can try between meetings. She encourages an open conversation about goals, pace, and what feels useful. Planning happens together, and adjustments are made as needed to match each person's priorities and circumstances.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Christy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
LGBT
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
ADHD
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Co-morbidity
Communication problems
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Impulsivity
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Pregnancy and childbirth
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Christy names

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Online support

How Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Work Online

Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify their own reasons for change and build inner motivation. Online, it looks like short conversations that explore what matters most and what would make small steps feel possible. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical solutions and immediate next steps rather than long problem histories. In sessions the therapist and client set clear, small goals and test what works in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then try approaches together. Adjustments are made as progress and needs become clearer, so the work stays collaborative and user-focused.

Online therapy gives flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins and ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while juggling work, parenting, or other responsibilities.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Christy address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and parenting strains, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related issues such as self-esteem and career questions.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her approach is practical and strengths-focused. Sessions look for existing skills, set short-term goals, and try small changes that fit daily life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has seven years of experience as a clinician in behavioral health work and has supported people with a range of emotional and mood-related concerns.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

Christy holds an LCSW credential and practices in Illinois.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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