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Christy Hinton

Christy Hinton, LCSW

Kentucky

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - mood and attention

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Credentials
LCSW
Licensed in Kentucky
LCSW, licence LCSW00001232
NPI
1275208035
Experience
3 years
Languages
English
Location
Kentucky

These details come from information Christy supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.

AAbout

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Addictions support
  • Life purpose work

About Christy

Christy Hinton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Kentucky with three years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, attention challenges, and concerns related to substance use. She also helps with communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety.

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people get clearer about what matters to them. Sessions focus on building insight and practical skills. Conversations look at how thoughts, behaviors, relationships, and routines affect day-to-day functioning.

Christy aims to respond to each person's values and background. She listens for what is most pressing and then suggests small, doable steps. That might mean practicing new ways to speak with someone, trying a short behavioral change, or working on reducing shame and self-criticism.

Her work often includes talking through life purpose and spiritual questions when those are important to the person. She pays attention to how isolation and communication breakdowns feed anxiety and depressive feelings, and she helps people reconnect with meaningful activity and relationships.

Practical concerns such as daily routines, work stress, and substance use are addressed alongside mood and attention symptoms. Christy uses clear, straightforward language and focuses on what can be tried between sessions to make daily life feel more manageable.

BHow sessions work

How evidence-based approaches are used in remote sessions

Christy draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people with mood, attention, and substance use concerns. One common approach is cognitive-focused work that helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more useful ways of viewing problems; this can reduce anxiety and depressive thinking. Another common strand is behavioral activation and routine work, which focuses on small, achievable changes in daily habits and activities to improve mood and energy levels.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will review what is most important to you, try methods that match your goals, and adjust based on what helps. The aim is to agree on practical steps and measure whether they make life easier.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit therapy into work breaks, avoid travel time, or use shorter check-ins when needed. If you need sessions that fit around a busy schedule or prefer not to travel, discuss those needs when you complete the matching questionnaire so the format can be confirmed.

CAreas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

Kentucky

Languages

English

DQuestions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD and addictions, plus related issues like communication problems, guilt, shame, isolation, life purpose, and social anxiety.

What is her therapy style?

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical skills and insight. Sessions emphasize clear explanations and steps to try between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of clinical experience working with mood, attention, and substance use concerns.

Is she licensed and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Kentucky and practices from that state.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How do sessions work and what do they cost?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers

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