Meet Christi McSweeney, LCPC

Christi McSweeney, LPC
Highland Park Virtual

Christi is a Certified Light On Anxiety specialist who received her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Xavier University  to support her passion for a vocation in helping people. With a B.A. in Theatre and 300+ hour  Yoga Teacher Training, Christi utilizes an eclectic approach to account for client’s individual needs and meet you where you are. Christi is also a Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional and specializes in Couples work. Christi works with clients that have OCD, depression, BFRB’s, Misophonia, PTSD, and all types of anxiety. She has experience treating kids, adolescents, and adults.

Christi is trained in evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT),  Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational  Interviewing (MI), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). No matter what treatment approach  is being utilized, Christi believes that clients are the experts of their lives and she will  empower you to make choices and improve skills that will increase your satisfaction with life.

Christi is awesome. She knows we like to have tangible things to work on and provides us with that, so it feels like the therapy is tailored to us. I also like that she slows things down and rolls with our humor.

— LOA Patient

Education:

Xavier University

Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Miami University at Oxford

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

Clinical Interests:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Adolescent AnxietyAnger ManagementBody Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs)Career Anxiety & CounselingChronic Illness & Chronic PainComplex GriefContamination OCDCouples CounselingDepressionDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Driving AnxietyFaith-Based CounselingFamily CounselingFear of DogsFear of FlyingGeneralized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)Hair Pulling (Trichotillomania)Harm OCDHealth AnxietyHoardingLGBTQIA+ CommunityMen's HealthMind-Body TherapyMindfulnessMisophoniaMotivational InterviewingMulticultural CounselingObsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Panic DisorderParenting Support & CoachingPerfectionismPerformance & Public Speaking AnxietyPerinatal & Postpartum AnxietyPhobiasPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Relationship OCDScrupulositySex & AnxietySexual Orientation OCD (SO-OCD)Skin Picking (Dermatillomania)Social AnxietySpiritualitySports AnxietySubstance MisuseTinnitusVomit Phobia (Emetophobia)Women's Health

If you are looking for therapy, medication or combined mental health treatment, learn more about how Light On Anxiety can create a custom individual treatment plan to fit your goals.

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