Therapist in Augusta, Georgia Christy McWaters, Therapist
Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)
Ages Served: 15-75+
Appointments: In-office and Online
Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans
Christy McWaters, MS, LPC
Specializes In:
Christy McWaters is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia who has been practicing since 2014. Christy has experience in many different areas in helping clients, but just to name a few areas are stress, anxiety, coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, and anger management. She believes in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and Christy is proud of you for getting started! She will tailor your dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Christy puts a strong emphasis on building rapport to strengthen the therapeutic relationship to create a safe and comfortable environment. As you move along in your counseling journey with her you can expect to get the support you need through the whole process. Outside of work, Christy enjoys spending time with family and friends. She engages in self-care in many ways, but just to name a few she loves going to the lake, traveling, sleeping, and most of all playing roller derby with a local league.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 15-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Anxiety
- Grief & loss
- Panic attacks
- Sexual trauma
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
- ADHD
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Autism: generally independent
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Brain/head injuries (TBI)
- Bullying or harassment
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Detachment/disconnection
- Dissociative disorders
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Eating issues: binging
- Emotional abuse
- End-of-life challenges
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gambling
- Gender identity
- Hair pulling & skin picking
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Men's health/issues
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other neurological conditions
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenting
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Pornography/sexual behaviors
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social skills & communication
- Sports performance
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stroke-related conditions
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Video game/internet
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente (Southeast)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
Languages
- English
Education
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Grand Canyon University
FAQs
Please call us at 706-432-6866 to schedule an appointment with Christy McWaters.
Christy McWaters generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 706-432-6866 to find out Christy McWaters's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Christy McWaters:
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente (Southeast)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 706-432-6866 to see how we can help.
Christy McWaters is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Christy McWaters works at:
Yes, Christy McWaters does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Christy McWaters is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: