Wendy Theriot

Wendy Theriot is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 11 years of experience. She focuses on creating an open space where people can talk about difficult feelings without judgment. Wendy encourages anyone taking the first step toward therapy and recognizes that reaching out takes courage.

Wendy uses practical, person-centered work to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and bipolar symptoms. She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and relationship challenges. Clients often bring concerns about sleep, eating, self-esteem, career stress, parenting strain, or burnout from caregiving, and she addresses these in straightforward sessions.

Her approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, and elements of the Gottman Method. Wendy focuses on skills people can use between sessions, such as grounding, thought restructuring, and emotion regulation. She aims to match techniques to each person's immediate needs and goals.

Wendy also works with issues linked to attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, codependency, blended family concerns, chronic illness and pain, and body image. She spends time understanding histories that influence current patterns before choosing strategies that fit each person's life.

Overall, Wendy emphasizes collaboration and practical tools. She helps people develop clearer communication, better coping strategies, and small, manageable steps toward change.

How her approaches translate to online care

Wendy uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in ways that adapt well to remote work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, validation, and collaboration to help people feel heard and understood. CBT teaches practical skills for identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which clients can practice between sessions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are also part of her toolbox, offering concrete techniques for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and building better interpersonal effectiveness. These approaches help with anger, anxiety, mood swings, and relationship patterns by combining supportive conversation with skill-building exercises.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Wendy will work with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean more problem-solving one week and skills practice the next, with changes guided by progress and feedback.

If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Discuss scheduling preferences and what works best for everyday life when you complete the matching questionnaire.