Christy Matthews, LMHC, LPCC

Christy Matthews is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with nine years of experience. She practices in Indiana and works with adults who want help with anger, family strain, grief, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Christy names Anger among her focus areas and helps people find ways to manage it without shame.

She uses straightforward conversation to identify what triggers strong reactions. Sessions look at patterns from relationships, past losses, and ongoing pressures at work or home. Christy combines practical skills with attention to emotional history so people learn both immediate strategies and longer term change.

Her work draws on Client-Centered principles, which means sessions focus on each person’s experience, and on Attachment-Based ideas that examine how early relationships shape current responses. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and develop alternatives that reduce intense feelings.

Christy often supports people dealing with caregiving stress, role changes, or grief after loss. She also addresses impulsivity, control issues, and problems around intimacy and communication. Her approach includes moments of mindfulness to slow down reactivity and notice bodily signals before acting.

People who come to her usually want tools they can use right away and a clearer view of the patterns that fuel anger. She works step by step, teaching breathing and grounding practices, thought-challenging exercises, and ways to repair relationships after conflict. The focus is on managing reactions and improving everyday interactions.

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