Kristi Taylor-Sayles, LICSW, MD, LCSW-C

Kristi Taylor-Sayles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices in the District of Columbia and Maryland, bringing focused experience in child welfare and family work to each session. With five years of clinical experience, she supports individuals and families facing stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, and challenges related to life transitions. Her background includes work with children and families in child welfare settings, and she also addresses issues related to adoption, foster care, attachment, caregiver stress, forgiveness, post-traumatic stress, and cultivating self-love.

Kristi holds clinical social work licenses listed as LICSW and LCSW-C, which are professional credentials indicating advanced training and authorization to provide clinical social work services in her states. She approaches care with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to fit each person’s unique circumstances and goals. Her practice emphasizes collaborative planning so that interventions align with individual needs and cultural context.

Beginning therapy can require courage, and Kristi acknowledges that step while offering steady guidance through the process. Her work is grounded in practical strategies and relational understanding aimed at helping people manage symptoms, repair relationships, and build resilience over time.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Kristi integrates evidence-informed methods to support emotional healing and practical coping. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on the ways early relationships shape current patterns - sessions explore connection, trust, and how to strengthen bonds with family members or caregivers, which can be especially helpful for adoption, foster care, and attachment issues.

Client-Centered Therapy places the client at the heart of treatment, using empathic listening and collaboration to help individuals set their own goals and build self-awareness; this approach is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete tools to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and trauma-related reactions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristi works with clients to match techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting as progress unfolds so the plan remains personalized and practical. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine methods to address both immediate concerns and longer-term growth.

Online therapy provides flexibility to meet clients where they are through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules, reduce travel barriers, and maintain ongoing support across life changes.