Dr. Christie Taylor , LPC

Christie Taylor is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 30 years of experience leading mental health and substance use treatment programs in both private and public settings. She helps clients clarify the thoughts and feelings that brought them to counseling while keeping their hopes and goals for the future at the center of the work. When past experiences continue to influence daily life, she collaborates with clients to find ways to acknowledge the past and move forward on terms that feel right for them. She has a deep commitment to the change process in both individual and group psychotherapy and supports recovery from emotional struggles and abstinence from mood-altering substances as ways to realign thinking and emotional life.

Her background includes serving as clinical director of psychiatric hospitals across levels of care, from acute inpatient treatment to outpatient counseling, and serving as CEO of non-profit addiction treatment programs. She provided clinical leadership in developing the addiction and chronic pain program for Memorial Hermann PaRC in Houston and has delivered direct mental health and addiction counseling services throughout her career. For two decades she has taught as adjunct faculty in mental health and addiction at the University of St. Thomas - Houston, Cameron University in Lawton and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and the University of Houston Addiction Counseling Training Program. She has extensive experience counseling children and a particular interest in supporting teens affected by parental alcoholism and addiction. She welcomes new clients and aims to walk alongside them through recovery and personal growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Christie Taylor

Christie Taylor uses a blend of attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral strategies to guide online therapy. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships influence current patterns of trust, closeness, and conflict - it helps people understand relationship dynamics and can be useful for intimacy issues, family patterns, and trauma. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client's experience and goals, with the therapist offering empathy and support while the person leads the pace of change - this approach is helpful for building self-esteem, navigating life transitions, and clarifying values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thinking - it is commonly used to address anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works collaboratively with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can adapt over time so therapy remains aligned with progress and changing priorities.

Online therapy makes these approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, allow people to connect from different locations, and support continuity of care with licensed professionals and therapists while balancing work, family, and other commitments.