Christy Howard, LCSW

Christy Howard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Kentucky and Indiana with 25 years of experience. She focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, parenting, attention issues, attachment concerns, trauma, and behavioral problems. Christy uses a mix of approaches to meet practical needs and help people manage day-to-day challenges.

She has additional certifications in Play Therapy and Autism Spectrum Services, and she is a Registered Play Therapist and supervisor. Christy also holds an AutPlay Level II certification. Those credentials inform how she frames interventions for attention or developmental concerns.

Her background includes more than 16 years working in crisis intervention as a counselor on a suicide hotline in Louisville, Kentucky. That work shaped how she responds in high-stress situations and how she prioritizes immediate safety and practical coping steps.

In sessions she draws on several methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). She combines these to focus on skills, values, and clearer communication rather than sticking to a single method.

Christy often helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, try new ways of responding, and practice concrete skills between sessions. She describes her style as flexible and practical, aiming for changes that are useful in everyday life.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work