- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction recovery
- Relationship work
About Christie
Dr. Christie Taylor is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Texas with over 30 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
She aims to help people name the thoughts and feelings that brought them to counseling. Her approach begins with building trust and then looking at what the person wants for their life. When the past is affecting daily life, she works with clients to reduce its hold and move forward in practical ways.
Her background includes leadership roles in both public and private mental health and substance abuse programs. She has directed psychiatric services across acute inpatient to outpatient care and has served as CEO of nonprofit addiction treatment services. This includes developing an addiction and chronic pain program in Houston.
Dr. Taylor has long experience in teaching and training. She has been an adjunct faculty member in mental health and addiction programs at multiple universities for about 20 years. That mix of clinical work and teaching informs how she explains techniques and plans treatment with clients.
She has many years working with children and a noted interest in helping teens affected by parental alcoholism and addiction. In sessions she draws on practical methods to change unhelpful thinking and to strengthen close relationships, while also addressing substance use and recovery.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how close relationships affect current feelings and behavior. Online sessions can examine relationship patterns, attachment concerns, and how those patterns show up in new adult relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It offers clear strategies for managing anxiety, mood, and addiction-related urges that can be practiced between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and what they prefer to try. That collaborative planning is revisited as progress and challenges appear.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins on a lunch break, or make it simpler to join from another city. Discussing how sessions will fit into daily routines is part of the first meetings so therapy can be practical and manageable.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma, grief, intimacy, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD and life changes.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style starts with building trust and clarifying thoughts and feelings. She uses practical methods drawn from attachment-based, client-centered, cognitive behavioral, existential, and Gottman approaches.
What experience does she bring?
She has over 30 years of experience leading mental health and addiction programs and providing direct counseling in inpatient and outpatient settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Texas.
Can I work with her if I live outside the US?
Sessions are offered to international clients as well as those in Texas and the US. Sessions are conducted in English.
What session formats does she offer?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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