Dr. Christie Taylor , LPC

Dr. Christie Taylor is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 30 years of experience leading mental health and substance abuse services. She builds therapeutic relationships on trust and collaboration, helping people clarify the thoughts and feelings that brought them to therapy while keeping attention on their hopes and goals for the future. She works with individuals and groups to address a wide range of concerns including addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, grief, parenting challenges, and issues related to aging and caregiving.

Her professional background includes leadership roles as Clinical Director of psychiatric hospitals across levels of care and 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 she has extensive experience delivering direct counseling services in both private and public settings. For two decades she has taught as an adjunct faculty member in mental health counseling and psychology programs at the University of St. Thomas - Houston, Cameron University, and the University of Houston Addiction Counseling Training Program.

Dr. Taylor has a long-standing commitment to the recovery process and believes that both emotional recovery and abstinence from mood-altering substances can help people realign their thinking and change how they feel. She has particular experience working with children and teens, especially those affected by parental alcoholism and addiction, and she is known for walking alongside clients as they pursue meaningful, sustainable change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Accessible Online Care

Dr. Taylor often draws from Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationship patterns influence current connections. This approach helps clients who struggle with trust, intimacy, family dynamics, and long-standing relationship difficulties by identifying and reshaping attachment patterns. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritizes empathetic listening and the client's own goals so people can feel supported as they discover their values and make life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another common tool in her work - it focuses on recognizing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and to support recovery from addictive behaviors.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dr. Taylor collaborates with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what will be most useful for the individual.

Online therapy with Dr. Taylor is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexible options that accommodate busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, and clients who live outside her region. These formats make it easier to maintain consistent care during life transitions and to access licensed professionals from different locations.