Christie Gait, LCMHC

Christie Gait is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina with 11 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship worries, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and big life transitions. Christie emphasizes practical steps and steady support to help people move toward a more fulfilling life.

She approaches work with respect for each person's story and strengths. Christie treats clients as the experts on their own lives and helps them use what already works while building new skills. Sessions focus on clear goals, small changes that add up, and ways to manage difficult feelings in daily life.

Christie has worked with issues tied to attachment and abandonment, and she addresses common relationship patterns such as communication problems, jealousy, trust concerns, and commitment doubts. She also supports people dealing with family of origin issues, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Her practice includes attention to shame, guilt, control issues, and personality patterns that get in the way of relationships and wellbeing. Christie helps clients identify unhelpful patterns and try different coping strategies to improve connection and self-understanding.

Christie offers a supportive, goal-oriented style that balances practical techniques with validation of how hard change can be. She encourages small, achievable steps and collaborates with each person to set a pace that feels tolerable and useful.

Therapeutic approaches and online therapy explained

Christie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and understanding relationship patterns. One common approach helps people learn stress and anxiety management skills by teaching breathing, grounding, and thought-challenging strategies to reduce overwhelming feelings and increase calm. Another approach concentrates on attachment and relationship patterns, helping people notice how past relationships affect current ones and practice new ways of relating to others.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Christie will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The aim is to pick tools that feel useful and realistic for everyday life rather than sticking rigidly to a single method.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people continue work during life changes without rearranging as much of their routine. Christie can help you decide which format and pace will best suit your needs and goals.