Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Christa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Minnesota
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christa
Christa McCoy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota with 21 years of clinical experience. She trained in social work through a joint program at the University of St. Thomas and St.
Catherine University after earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Minnesota. Christa has spent much of her career working as a school social worker, providing individual and group support, crisis intervention, and family education and advocacy.
Background and approach
Her style centers on strengths and healing. She draws on clients' values, culture, and life experience to set practical goals. Sessions are collaborative and focused on small steps that add up over time.
Christa emphasizes dignity, human rights, and social justice in her work. Christa helps people work through many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship strain, self-esteem and confidence, and addictions. Anger is also listed among her areas of focus, and she addresses it alongside other mood and coping challenges.
She also attends to issues such as postpartum depression, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her approach mixes relational and skills-based methods. She uses attachment-focused work to look at how relationships shape feelings, client-centered listening to follow each person's pace, and cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Mindfulness and existential questions can also appear when they suit a person's goals. Christa aims to make therapy practical and achievable. She helps people map out realistic steps, track progress, and adapt plans when life changes.
The work is paced to match what each person can manage while steadily moving toward clearer goals and better daily coping.
What Christa works with
Everything Christa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Christa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christa lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How attachment, client-centered, and CBT work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships influence emotions and behavior. Online sessions can focus on patterns in relationships and practice new ways of relating through conversation and reflection. Client-centered therapy centers the person's own experience and pace; the therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client to build trust and clarity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thoughts, feelings, and actions to find small, practical changes that reduce distress and improve daily routines.Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try methods, review what helps, and adjust the plan so it fits real life and changing needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face when conversation and visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when a shorter format fits a busy day. These options make it simpler to schedule sessions, keep momentum between meetings, and access support from different locations.
Questions people ask about Christa
What problems does Christa address in therapy?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship strain, self-esteem issues, addictions, anger, bipolar concerns, and related mood or life-change challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines a strengths-based, healing-centered stance with practical goal setting. Sessions focus on listening, collaborative planning, and developing clear coping steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of professional experience, much of it as a clinical school social worker providing individual and group support and crisis intervention.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Minnesota LICSW, licensed in the state of Minnesota and practicing from that location.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How are sessions paid and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.