Christy Turnquist

Christy Turnquist is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 10 years of experience. She works with adults facing addictions, parenting stress, self-esteem struggles, career doubts, LGBT concerns, and life changes. Her practice also addresses compassion fatigue and related issues such as caregiving stress and young adult transitions.

Christy centers sessions on practical steps clients can use between meetings. She treats people as the experts of their own lives and helps them notice strengths they already have. Conversations focus on concrete goals, building confidence, and reducing habits that no longer serve the client.

In sessions she uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that fit the person’s needs and aims. That might look like structured talks about patterns, skill-building for stress and cravings, or short exercises to test new behaviors. The focus is on things clients can try and revise, not on labels or one-size-fits-all plans.

She has worked with people affected by aging, cancer, divorce, family of origin issues, and first responder or veteran concerns. Smoking and vaping cessation, forgiveness, and life purpose are also part of her practice when clients bring them up.

Clients can expect straightforward appointments and a collaborative approach to clarify next steps when life feels stuck. To begin, visitors follow the site’s process to match with a therapist and schedule a first session.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions

Christy works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a way that focuses on clear steps clients can try. One common approach is brief behavioral work, which breaks habits into small parts and tests new responses to cravings or stress. That method helps with addictions, smoking or vaping cessation, and habit change by making experiments simple and repeatable.

Another approach is skill-focused stress management, teaching practical tools for coping with compassion fatigue, caregiver strain, and career or parenting stress. These are concrete exercises for grounding, pacing, and problem-solving that people can practice between appointments.

Choosing which techniques to use is collaborative. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences and then try a method for a few sessions to see if it helps. Adjustments are made together so the work matches the person’s life and priorities.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that works better. It also supports continuing care for people living in different places or juggling caregiving and work commitments.