Christy Bell

Compassionate CBT-informed care for complex life challenges

LPC Georgia

Experience: 12 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Christy

Christy Bell is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Georgia who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem struggles, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

With 12 years of clinical experience, she integrates practical skills and empathic listening to support clients facing addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting challenges, career questions, depression, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also works with issues such as attachment wounds, abandonment, codependency, dissociation, and family of origin dynamics.

Her style blends evidence-informed methods with a warm, client-centered stance that values collaboration and curiosity. Christy draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, uses DBT strategies to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance, and incorporates existential and Jungian perspectives when exploring meaning, identity, and deeper life questions.

She often adapts interventions to address diverse concerns including BDSM and kink topics, autism-related needs, and substance-related challenges. Christy aims to create an affirming, nonjudgmental space where clients can develop coping tools, strengthen communication, and work toward goals at a sustainable pace.

She combines thoughtful challenge with encouragement and sometimes brings creative, interest-based exercises into sessions when they support therapeutic work.

Integrating practical approaches in online therapy

Christy uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood by teaching concrete coping strategies. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a collaborative, empathic space where a person's goals and values guide the work, supporting growth through validation and reflective listening. Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques are used when clients need tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and more effective interpersonal communication.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is decided together. The therapist will assess needs, discuss goals, and recommend or combine strategies that fit each person's preferences and situation, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow clients to engage in skill work, reflective conversations, and short check-ins from locations that work for them, making it easier to maintain continuity of care alongside busy lives.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Christy supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem difficulties, coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, anger, career challenges, and depression. She also works with ADHD, compassion fatigue, and related focus areas such as attachment and family of origin issues.

What therapeutic approaches shape her practice?

She works from several evidence-informed approaches including Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, and Jungian Therapy. These methods guide sessions toward skill building, exploration of meaning, and emotional regulation.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Christy brings 12 years of professional experience as a licensed counselor working with a wide range of concerns and adapting interventions to individual needs.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia and holds the credential GA LPC LPC009159.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

She does not accept international clients at this time and provides services to clients within the scope permitted by her Georgia licensure.

Which session formats are available for online work?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference and therapist availability.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English