- Evidence-based approaches
- Adoption-aware support
- Faith integrated if desired
About Christy
Christy Forrister is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who focuses on helping people navigate parenting stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, depression, and life transitions. She brings a calm, practical style and aims to make sessions feel approachable for busy families. Christy emphasizes clear goals and useful skills so parents and caregivers can try small changes between meetings.
Christy draws on seven years of clinical experience in varied settings. She has worked with relationship challenges, grief, trauma, and co-occurring mental health concerns. Her own family was formed through adoption, which gives her firsthand perspective on identity, attachment, and blended family dynamics.
She pays close attention to cultural and intercultural relationship issues. That includes communication differences, identity development, and how partners and relatives fit together across cultural lines. Christy aims to help people find ways to connect that honor each person’s background and values.
Her approach uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques such as cognitive-behavioral methods and trauma-focused work to teach coping skills and improve communication. For clients who want faith integrated into counseling, she offers optional Christian perspectives and may include Scripture when asked. She also welcomes people from other belief systems and backgrounds.
In sessions she focuses on practical steps families can take at home. That can mean short skill-building exercises, setting boundaries, or practicing new ways to talk with one another. Christy encourages steady progress and tailors work to each household’s routines and goals.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online support
Christy often uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT-style work usually involves setting small goals, practicing new skills, and reviewing progress together, which can help with anxiety, depression, and everyday stress.She also uses trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral approaches when past events are affecting daily life. That work combines gentle processing of difficult memories with tools to reduce symptoms and rebuild routine functioning. These methods can be helpful after loss, disruptive transitions, or difficult relationship events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christy will collaborate with each person to decide what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She treats therapy as a team effort and adjusts techniques as progress unfolds.
Confirm the therapist’s current session formats before booking to know what is offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into family schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let caregivers join sessions without missing work or arrange meetings around school pick-ups, helping therapy fit into everyday life rather than adding burden.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Christy commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, parenting challenges, depression, and coping with life changes.
What is Christy’s therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and goal-oriented, focusing on skills parents can use between sessions and clearer communication at home.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Christy has seven years of experience working in a range of clinical settings with individuals and families.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.