Christy Turnquist, LMHC

Christy Turnquist is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with over 10 years of clinical experience supporting people through recovery, identity work, parenting challenges, and life transitions. As an LMHC - a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - she combines practical guidance with empathetic support to help clients build lasting confidence and address issues such as addictions, low self-esteem, career concerns, and compassion fatigue.

She emphasizes that each person holds important knowledge about their own life and works from a strengths-based perspective to amplify those resources. Christy offers encouragement and concrete tools tailored to individual goals, whether the focus is on parenting skills, navigating LGBT identity and support, quitting smoking or vaping, or managing caregiver and veteran-related stress.

Christy approaches therapy as a collaborative process, accompanying clients as they take the courageous steps toward greater authenticity and wellbeing. Her practice also addresses related concerns such as divorce and separation, family of origin issues, aging and geriatric matters, cancer-related adjustment, and life purpose, with attention to the specific needs of young adults and first responders. She accepts international clients and provides services aimed at helping people breathe easier and reconnect with the version of themselves they want to become.

Evidence-Based Techniques for Flexible Online Care

Christy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill-building and personal insight. One common emphasis is on skills training that helps people manage stress, boost self-esteem, and develop healthier day-to-day habits - useful for challenges like addictions, smoking cessation, and coping with caregiver or first responder stress. Another focus is supportive exploration of identity and values, helping clients clarify life purpose, navigate LGBT identity and relationship issues, and rebuild confidence after major life changes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Christy works together with each person to identify goals and preferences, then adapts evidence-based techniques to fit their circumstances and pace. This partnership helps ensure the therapeutic path aligns with what the client needs most.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy or changing lives. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, clients gain flexibility in scheduling, easier access from different locations, and continuity of care during transitions. These options make it possible to receive consistent support while balancing work, family, caregiving, or travel commitments.