Dr. Christie Taylor, LPC

Dr. Christie Taylor brings more than 30 years of leadership and direct care in mental health and addiction services to her therapeutic work. She seeks to build a trusting relationship that helps people clarify the thoughts and feelings that led them to seek counseling, then supports them in defining the hopes and goals they want to pursue. When past experiences continue to affect present functioning, she helps clients identify practical ways to acknowledge the past while focusing energy on the life they want to create.

Dr. Taylor has extensive experience directing mental health and substance abuse treatment programs in both private and public settings, including leadership roles in psychiatric hospitals across levels of care from acute inpatient to outpatient counseling. She has served as CEO of nonprofit addiction treatment programs and provided clinical leadership in developing an addiction and chronic pain program at Memorial Hermann PaRC in Houston. In addition to administrative and program work, she has long provided direct counseling to individuals and families and has many years of experience working with children and teens, especially those affected by parental alcoholism and addiction.

She also has two decades of adjunct faculty experience teaching mental health and addiction topics at university programs. LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, the credential she holds, and her practice emphasizes recovery, abstinence from mood-altering chemicals, and realigning thought patterns to change feelings and behaviors. Dr. Taylor is ready to walk alongside individuals and families as they work toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Dr. Taylor integrates approaches that help clients understand relationships, build personal insight, and change patterns that maintain distress. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early connection patterns influence current relationships and emotional responses - it can be helpful for those struggling with intimacy, trust, or family patterns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client's own goals and resources, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space that supports self-exploration and personal growth and works well for stress, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical strategies for managing anxiety, mood difficulties, and coping with change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. Taylor works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjustments are made over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or caregiving demands, and allow continuity of care for those who travel or live farther from specialized services. Dr. Taylor uses these formats to provide consistent, goal-focused therapy that fits practical needs while supporting meaningful change.