Dr. Christie Taylor

Dr. Christie Taylor is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 30 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, addiction, or big life changes. She focuses on what clients want for their life and works alongside them to clarify feelings and goals before planning steps forward.

Christie emphasizes practical change. She listens first, then helps people name patterns that keep causing pain. She supports efforts to reduce substance use and to rebuild routines that improve mood and daily functioning. Sessions are straightforward and aimed at making manageable changes that fit each person’s life.

Her background includes leadership in public and private mental health and addiction programs. She has directed psychiatric treatment at multiple levels, from inpatient to outpatient care, and led nonprofit addiction services. She also helped develop a program addressing addiction and chronic pain in Houston.

In addition to leadership roles, she has long experience teaching mental health and addiction topics at universities. That work informs an approach that blends clinical knowledge with real-world practice. She has many years of counseling experience with children and a strong interest in supporting teens affected by parental alcoholism or addiction.

Christie brings a calm, direct style and a belief that recovery and thoughtful change are possible. She invites people to start by identifying hopes for the future and then takes concrete steps toward those goals together.

How specific approaches work in online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships. It helps people understand patterns in how they relate to others and to themselves, which can be useful for issues like intimacy, trust, and family of origin problems.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own experience and choices. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflecting what’s said and supporting each person to find their own solutions for stress, depression, or life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It offers practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits that reduce anxiety, anger, or depression.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to pick methods that match goals and preferences, and adjustments can be made over time as needs change.

For online therapy logistics, confirm available session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. When sessions are offered online they can make it easier to fit care into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for a quicker check-in between appointments. Some formats also reduce the need to be on camera or require less bandwidth, which can help on hectic days. Licensed professionals can help tailor sessions so therapy fits day-to-day life.