SLC Therapist, offering in-person sessions, and Online Therapist, Utah

Specializing in Trauma, Anxiety and Relationship Issues

SLC Therapist

I know what it is like to not know what the next step is . . .

You are painfully aware of what you don’t like in your life, your relationships, and even about yourself. You know what you want to be different. You know what you want your life to be like.

You know what you want to feel like.

But the steps needed to get to where you want, the time frame, and how to work through the obstacles in your way are unclear to you. The things you’ve tried haven’t worked to get you there. You may feel stuck, frustrated, discouraged, exhausted, or overwhelmed, especially because you have been successful in working through things on your own in the past.

My name is Christy. I’m a SLC therapist, and I Can Help.

Photo of SLC Therapist Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist

Photo of SLC Therapist, Christy Kobe, LCSW, CCTP, EMDR Therapist Utah

Specializing in Trauma, Anxiety and Relationship Issues

I am a therapist in Salt Lake City, UT who's been helping people uncover and work through what is stopping them from feeling the way they want to feel for over two decades.

My intent is to create a nonjudgmental, safe, kind and compassionate relationship and process with you so that we can explore what’s going on for you and what steps you want to take.

I support and empower you in identifying and processing what’s going on, working through what’s holding you back, & moving forward to create the life and relationships you want. A life that feels more authentic, whole-hearted and true to yourself. 

My approach is different than most therapists:

I use 80 minute sessions—which are called double sessions—with all of my clients because these double sessions are considered best practice and one 80 minute session is so much more effective than 2 typical-length, shorter therapy sessions. These double sessions really allow us to identify and explore what’s going on beneath the surface, so we can address those underlying causes which can lead to genuine healing and lasting, long-term change within you, your life and your relationships. The progress, change and momentum we are able to create with the work we do in our these double sessions is incredible and life-changing. 

I am also unique in the combination of being a relationship-oriented, autonomic nervous system oriented, solution-focused, and cause treating therapist, which has resulted in great outcomes for former clients and great reviews from them about their experiences working with me.

Contact me to schedule your 45 minute phone consultation in Salt Lake City, Utah.

It is incredibly courageous to reach out for help when you’ve run out of answers on your own and giving yourself permission to reach out for help is a sign of strength, not weakness. If you continue expecting yourself to be “strong” and “keep it all together” and don’t take care of you, you may reach a breaking point and become deeply depressed and unable to function, or completely burn out and shut down.

I would love to be your partner in getting from where you are now to where you want to be. I consider it a privilege to use my decades of clinical expertise to support you in your journey.

Contact me here for your 45-minute phone consultation for online therapy (Utah) or working in person with me as a SLC therapist.

I specialize in treating childhood trauma and relational trauma, anxiety and stress, relationship issues, separation and divorce, and issues related to dealing with a narcissist in your life.

I have extensive training in healthy relationships. I enjoy assisting people in healing from unhealthy relationships of any kind, overcoming these experiences, and empowering them in moving forward to create the life they want. Among other therapeutic approaches, I use attachment-focused, modified protocol EMDR therapy to resolve the cause of issues. I also use my clinical training in Polyvagal Theory to help people to reshape their nervous system.

Have questions about working with an online therapist (Utah) or working in person with a SLC therapist? That’s normal! Learn about me here, or check out the FAQs about therapy.

To decide if you’d like to work together to create a plan uniquely designed for you that gives you the healing, perspective, knowledge and skills to reach your unique goals, contact me today by clicking on the contact button to schedule your 45 minute phone consultation for online therapy, Utah, or working in-person with an SLC Therapist.

 

Frequently Asked Questions about working in person with me as a SLC Therapist and or doing online therapy with me as a Utah Therapist (Utah residents)

  • When something emotional, mental or in relationships is negatively impacting your ability to function at home, work, school or in relationships, it would be a good idea to seek out the assistance of a therapist. 

    This could be: 

    -when you feel so much anxiety that it’s difficult for you be effective as a parent or focus at work 

    -when stress you are experiencing in one area of your life is really bleeding over into another and preventing you from being present or effective in that other area or relationship in your life

    -when you’re getting so upset by things that you’re not able to complete your responsibilities 

    In cases like these, a licensed therapist can assist you in deepening your understanding of the issue, working through it in various ways, and increasing your skills for effectively addressing or coping with it.

    Other signs could be: 

    -when you find yourself going over and over a situation or thoughts in your mind or find your thoughts spiraling

    -when you are feeling overwhelmed, confused or resentful in a relationship and keep repeating the same unproductive patterns of behavior

  • I highly recommend asking friends and family members for the name and contact information of any therapists with whom they’ve had a great experience.

    A referral from someone you trust, who knows you, and who can share their experiences is often the very best way to find a therapist who is likely to be a good fit for you.

    You may also choose to go online to do a Google search. However, in doing an online search, you may be overwhelmed by the number of different therapists in our area.

    It can also be very challenging to determine from the many listed which therapists specialize in treating the problem you are struggling with, use the treatment method that will be the best fit for your unique problem, and which therapist you will feel most comfortable in working with.

    Perhaps most important, you’d like to know what other clients have experienced in working with these potential therapists in order to make an educated decision in selecting the therapist that is the best fit for you and what you’re looking for. A great resource which provides this information is www.healthgrades.com.

    Healthgrades provides specific information about each therapist’s specializations, conditions they treat, treatment approaches they utilize, and it provides anonymous client reviews to give you a better understanding of whether that therapist might be a good fit for you and your needs.

    You can review my Healthgrades profile by clicking on this link below:

    Christy's Healthgrades.com Profile

    UPDATE and Public Service Announcement: Healthgrades.com has unfortunately chosen to contract with the disreputable and unethical tech company, BetterHelp, which is often falsely claiming that the therapists on the Healthgrades.com website are not accepting new patients and re-directing site visitors to contact BetterHelp therapists instead.

    I strongly recommend that you don’t use BetterHelp’s services due to them selling clients’ names and diagnoses to third parties, among other things. See this link for more info about the FTC case and this link for more info about the FTC order and $7.8 million fine of BetterHelp.

    Instead, of contacting BetterHelp, I strongly recommend you call or email the therapists you find on Healthgrades.com who sound like they might be a good fit for you, in order to inquire directly about whether or not they are accepting new clients.

  • EMDR is an acronym for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, which is a powerful and effective method of therapy for treating trauma. Trauma may be best be defined as “a psychological, emotional response to an event or an experience that is deeply distressing or disturbing”.

    I specialize in practicing what is called Modified Protocol, Attachment-Focused EMDR which is specifically for treating childhood abuse, childhood neglect, trauma that occurred within a relationship, religious trauma and other types of complex trauma. You can learn more about the EMDR services I offer here: https://christykobe.com/emdr-therapy-slc-therapist

  • I offer both in-person sessions at my office in the Salt Lake area as well as online therapy sessions to people throughout the state of Utah. You can choose to do what works best for you.

    Some people choose to do a hybrid of the two options, like meeting primarily in person and then meet online on occasion to better accommodate their schedule and nees.

  • The term therapist—also called a psychotherapist meaning a psychological therapist—is used to describe a professional who is required to have completed both clinical education and clinical licensure in order to use that title. The term counselor may also be used interchangeably with the term therapist, by a person who has completed clinical education and/or clinical licensure.

    However, in Utah and in the Salt Lake area, the terms counselor and counseling are often used in a casual manner by a wide variety of people including coaches, peer support specialists, school guidance counselors, career counselors, financial counselors, members of clergy or anyone who assists and supports others in some way to describe their role and work. Individuals who are using the term counselor and counseling in the casual sense are not educated or licensed to provide therapy, and their work is not regulated by the Department of Occupational and Professional Licensing. This can understandably be confusing and even misleading. To be clear, I am educated as and licensed as a therapist to see anyone living in Utah.

Providing you with a safe space to relax

All of your appointments will take place in my calming office environment with fully private rooms, complimentary tea, coffee and water, and individualized care, or via Doxy.Me confidential, HIPAA compliant video conferencing which is open to all residents of Utah who are looking to do online therapy, UT.

 
 

In-person in SLC and online therapy appointments in Utah

My office is conveniently located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Can’t make it into the office? No worries – I’ve got you covered with online therapy, Utah, as long as you live anywhere within the state.