Christian Waller, LPC

Christian Waller is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a state-licensed mental health clinician who earned a master’s degree from Augusta University in 2017. Since graduation, he has offered both individual and group therapy for children, teens, and adults, drawing on seven years of direct practice. His primary focus is helping people process trauma and reduce the ongoing effects of traumatic stress, while also supporting work on anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive concerns, and challenges related to discovering or exploring sexuality and gender expression.

He integrates techniques from multiple evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Client-Centered Therapy. In his work with trauma, he emphasizes how emotions, behaviors, and thoughts interact to shape personal experience and uses that understanding to guide interventions.

Christian values goal-setting as a practical part of therapy, helping clients identify short-term steps and longer-range aims while remaining open to adjustments as needs change. He strives to offer options and routes that help people recognize their choices and build momentum toward valued outcomes. He approaches each person with respect and compassion regardless of age, gender, or sexuality, and seeks to create an environment where individual needs can be heard and addressed. He looks forward to working with individuals who are ready to explore change and growth.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Christian draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify their values and commit to meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. ACT supports learning new ways to relate to internal experiences and can be useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT provides practical strategies for managing symptoms of anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive concerns, and sleep difficulties by focusing on how thoughts and actions influence emotional experience.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are incorporated when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or interpersonal effectiveness are priorities. DBT offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving communication in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Christian collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. He adapts techniques over time based on client feedback and progress, so treatment remains personalized and goal-oriented.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make scheduling more flexible and reduce barriers related to travel or timing. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent, focused care that fits into busy lives while offering multiple ways to engage depending on what feels most helpful for the client.