Christopher Massey, LCSW
Practical, empathetic support for everyday parenting challenges
Book with Christopher- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Christopher
Christopher Massey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings five years of clinical experience to his practice. He meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to reduce stress and manage everyday challenges. Christopher works with adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and parenting concerns.
He uses straightforward, relatable methods rather than jargon. Sessions often include learning coping skills, practicing new ways of thinking, and setting small, realistic goals.
Background and approach
Christopher emphasizes respect, dignity, and empathy while avoiding stigmatizing labels. His approach draws from attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness, dialectical behavior strategies, and a client-centered stance. That mix allows him to tailor sessions to what each person needs.
He helps people organize thoughts, calm strong emotions, and build routines that support better sleep, eating, and daily functioning. Parents who are worn out by stress or who want tools for handling challenging moments may find his style useful. He also supports those dealing with grief, relationship or intimacy issues, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Christopher works with concerns that overlap, such as chronic pain combined with mood symptoms. Christopher practices in Missouri and offers services in English. He accepts international clients and provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
To begin, there is a short matching questionnaire and a scheduling step to set up the first appointment.
What Christopher works with
Everything Christopher lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Christopher helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christopher lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions use conversations to identify those patterns and practice new ways of relating that reduce anxiety and improve connection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. In remote sessions CBT can include worksheets, short behavior experiments, and follow-up check-ins to track progress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and daily life. That means trying strategies, getting feedback, and adjusting plans so tools feel useful and realistic.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is often used for deeper conversations and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports quick reflections or homework between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or different time zones while keeping focus on progress and real-world skills.
Questions people ask about Christopher
What concerns does Christopher focus on?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, sleep and eating problems, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and other challenges listed in his specialties.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His style is warm, interactive, and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on teaching coping skills, shaping practical goals, and using plain language rather than clinical labels.
What is his professional background?
He has five years of experience working as a therapist and has supported people across a range of mental health concerns and life stressors.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an MO LCSW credential and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are offered and is international work possible?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first appointment?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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