Christy Turnquist, LMHC

Christy Turnquist is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who helps people facing addiction and related life stresses. She brings ten years of experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps that make everyday life feel more manageable. Christy emphasizes collaboration, clear goals, and encouragement as people work toward change.

She aims to support people dealing with addiction, parenting concerns, self-esteem struggles, career shifts, and challenges tied to LGBTQ+ identity. Compassion fatigue and coping with life changes are also part of her focus. Sessions often include straightforward tools to reduce stress and build confidence over time.

Christy believes clients are the experts on their own lives and uses that perspective to guide the work. She listens for strengths, helps set achievable goals, and offers concrete strategies for handling setbacks. The approach is practical and down-to-earth rather than overly clinical.

Over her career she has also worked with people facing caregiver strain, aging and geriatric concerns, cancer-related stress, and issues connected to military or first responder experience. Smoking and vaping cessation, forgiveness, and finding life purpose are additional areas she addresses.

She works in English and accepts international clients. If someone is ready to begin, the next step is to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online work

Christy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-world change. One helpful approach is skills-based work that teaches coping strategies for cravings, stress, and difficult emotions; this is useful for people managing addiction and relapse triggers. Another approach centers on building self-esteem and motivation through goal setting and stepwise behavior changes, which helps when adjusting to career shifts or parenting challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christy will collaborate with each person to identify which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying methods, checking what helps, and adapting the plan as work progresses.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm available session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when the day is tight, and remove travel time so sessions can happen from wherever you are located. Licensed professionals can often tailor pacing, homework, and session structure to match daily life and practical goals.