Christopher Massey, LCSW
Licensed in Missouri · 5 years in practice
Christopher Massey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers practical, down-to-earth help for people feeling overwhelmed.
License and registration
- LCSW, Missouri
- 2021014789 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1346890696 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
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About Christopher
Christopher Massey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers practical, down-to-earth help for people feeling overwhelmed. He focuses on clear skills and steady support to manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and problems related to trauma or addiction. He works in Missouri and speaks English.
Christopher uses straightforward conversation and hands-on techniques rather than labels. He listens first, then helps people decide what changes matter most. Together they build small, realistic goals that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's needs. His approach blends thinking-focused techniques with an emphasis on relationships and present-day coping. That means noticing thought patterns, practicing new responses, and exploring how past attachments affect current relationships.
Christopher also teaches emotional regulation strategies drawn from mindfulness and skills-based work. He has five years of experience working with a wide range of concerns. These include parenting stress, grief, intimacy issues, sleep and eating struggles, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
He has also supported people facing abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, chronic illness, and caregiver burdens. Christopher aims to make therapy useful and manageable. He helps people learn skills they can use between sessions.
Progress is tracked with practical steps and regular check-ins so goals stay relevant and achievable.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Christopher lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape trust and closeness. Online sessions can explore those patterns and how they affect current relationships while practicing new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. It often uses short exercises between sessions to build lasting habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can help with stress, anger, and sleep problems.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Christopher will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will decide which techniques to try first. That collaborative planning makes it easier to adjust approaches over time if something isn’t fitting.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging is handy for brief check-ins or when a quick strategy is needed between sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum and fit therapy into a busy life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Christopher help with?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting concerns, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, bipolar, and related life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is warm and interactive, combining client-centered listening with practical skills training. Sessions focus on what you want to change and on teaching coping strategies.
What background does he bring to therapy?
He has five years of clinical experience working with a broad range of mental health and life concerns, including trauma, attachment issues, and caregiver stress.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Missouri and provides services from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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