Dr. Christie Taylor , LPC

Dr. Christie Taylor is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 30 years of experience directing mental health and substance abuse programs in both private and public settings. She combines administrative leadership and hands-on clinical work, having served as Clinical Director across levels of psychiatric care from acute inpatient treatment to outpatient counseling, and as CEO of non-profit addiction treatment organizations. Her clinical leadership included developing an addiction and chronic pain program for Memorial Hermann PaRC in Houston, and she has provided direct counseling services across a broad range of client needs.

For two decades Dr. Taylor has taught as an adjunct faculty member in mental health and addiction programs at the University of St. Thomas - Houston, Cameron University in Lawton/Ft Sill, OK, and the University of Houston. She brings deep experience working with children and adolescents, and she is particularly committed to supporting teens affected by parental alcoholism and addiction. Her practice focuses on helping clients clarify the thoughts and feelings that brought them to therapy while keeping attention on their hopes and goals for the future.

Dr. Taylor values the process of change in both individual and group psychotherapy and supports recovery and abstinence from mood-altering chemicals as one path to realigning thinking and emotions. She approaches each client with a goal of earning trust, addressing past influences that cast shadows on the present, and collaborating to set those past experiences where they belong. She is ready to meet clients and accompany them on their journey toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Accessible Online Care

Dr. Taylor integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address a wide range of concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of connection formed in early relationships and how those patterns influence current intimacy, family interactions, and trust; it can be helpful for relationship struggles and trauma-related issues. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, allowing clients to lead the pace and focus of work while the therapist offers a supportive, nonjudgmental presence - this approach can aid self-esteem, life transitions, and personal growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, addictions, and coping with stressful situations.

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

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - expand access and flexibility. These modalities make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or geographic constraints, and they support continuity of care for clients who travel or live outside traditional office areas. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these formats to offer effective, goal-focused work in a way that fits each client's life.