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Christi Stephenson

Therapist · North Carolina

Christi Stephenson

LCSW

Helping people through stress and change

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  • Compassionate support
  • Strengths-based care
  • Practical skills

About Christi

Christi Stephenson is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina. She has six years as an LCSW and decades of prior experience in social work. She speaks English and offers a respectful, compassionate approach to people facing hard moments.

Christi focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She also helps with relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, and coping with life changes. Career concerns and compassion fatigue are included among her focus areas, along with trauma and abuse.

Her background includes long-term social work experience that informs how she supports people now. Christi tailors conversations and plans to each person’s situation. She aims to meet people where they are and build on their strengths.

She has worked with issues related to adoption and foster care, divorce and separation, and post-traumatic stress. Social anxiety and phobia are also listed as areas she addresses. Her experience informs practical ways to manage symptoms and daily challenges.

Christi emphasizes a collaborative process. She adjusts the pace and topics to fit individual needs and honors sensitivity in difficult topics. Taking the first step can be hard, and she recognizes the courage it takes to get started.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careDivorce and separationPost-traumatic stressSocial anxiety and phobia

Experience

6+ years

Credentials

North Carolina

Languages

English

Approaches that shape online care

Christi uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach helps people develop new coping skills for anxiety, stress, and anger by teaching clear, step-by-step strategies for managing intense feelings and difficult situations.

Another approach focuses on trauma-informed work that addresses past hurt and its effects on daily life. This involves careful, paced conversations that identify triggers, build safety, and practice tools to reduce distress over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals and preferences and adjust techniques to fit what helps most. That collaborative process means clients help choose what to try and when to change course.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life. It can reduce travel time and allow sessions during work breaks or between family tasks. Because the session formats were not specified in the profile, confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings will be scheduled and conducted.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Christi works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and career concerns. She also addresses trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting, anger, and coping with life changes.

What is her general therapy style?

She takes a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate approach. Conversations and treatment plans are tailored to each person's needs and strengths.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Christi holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and has six years in that LCSW role, together with over 20 years of social work experience prior to licensure.

Where is she based and licensed?

She is licensed in North Carolina as an LCSW and practices from that state.

In which languages can sessions be conducted?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are fees handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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