Dr. Christie Taylor, LPC

Dr. Christie Taylor helps people who are overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, grief, addiction, and changes in life. She offers steady guidance for relationship concerns, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, and work or career stress. She also supports people managing trauma, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and intimacy or family-of-origin issues.

Dr. Taylor uses clear, goal-focused work in sessions. She listens first, then helps people sort thoughts and feelings into practical steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one approach she uses to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also draws on attachment and client-centered ideas to strengthen relationships and build trust.

Her background spans three decades in mental health and addiction services. She has led psychiatric hospital programs, run nonprofit addiction treatment services, and provided direct counseling in many settings. She has also helped develop programs addressing addiction and chronic pain in a hospital system.

Dr. Taylor has taught mental health and addiction courses for about 20 years at colleges and universities. She has worked with children and has a strong interest in supporting teens affected by parental alcoholism and addiction. Her experience includes leadership roles in inpatient and outpatient treatment programs.

People who choose her can expect straightforward, compassionate care that focuses on their hopes and goals. She aims to help people put painful pasts into perspective so they can move forward with clearer choices and coping skills.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Dr. Taylor commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, addiction, and stress. Attachment-Based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people build safer ways of connecting with others.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to focus on thought patterns, relationship patterns, or a mix of approaches as treatment moves forward.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so therapy can fit into busy lives. Video is useful for in-depth work and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can require less bandwidth and are good for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between meetings. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments and to get ongoing support from a licensed professional.