Christi Clark, LISW

Christi Clark is an Ohio-based licensed independent social worker (LISW) with ten years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction concerns, grief, and trauma. Christi approaches clients with warmth and respect and aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable.

Christi keeps sessions conversational and straightforward. She listens closely and helps people identify practical steps they can try between meetings. Her style is supportive and nonjudgmental, with an emphasis on helping people feel heard and more capable of handling daily demands.

She draws on several evidence-based approaches to tailor care to each person. Techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy help clients notice unhelpful thinking and commit to values-based actions. Attachment-focused ideas guide work on relationship patterns and how past losses affect present connections.

Christi has experience with a wide range of concerns that often overlap, such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, parenting strain, body image issues, and identity concerns including LGBT matters. She also supports people coping with personality and developmental challenges when those issues affect daily life.

Her goal is to empower people to make changes that fit their lives. To begin, she asks questions to understand a person’s priorities and then co-creates a plan that feels doable. Sessions emphasize clear communication, practical tools, and steady encouragement.

How her approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, committed actions toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT can help people who feel stuck by shifting attention to what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationships shape current connection patterns and supports changes in how people relate to others and manage closeness or loss.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about needs, goals, and daily routines, and together with the client decide which methods to emphasize. That plan can change over time as goals evolve and new challenges appear.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a shorter appointment helps keep momentum. It also makes it simpler to try tools between sessions in the context of everyday life. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises for remote work and help clients practice new skills between meetings.