Dr. Christie Taylor , LPC

Dr. Christie Taylor is a licensed professional counselor with three decades of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She focuses on what clients want their lives to look like and helps them take practical steps toward those goals. Christie writes plainly and meets people where they are in their healing journey.

Her sessions center on clarifying thoughts and feelings that brought someone into counseling. She helps people put unhelpful parts of the past in their place while building skills for the present. Work often includes practical strategies for managing mood, cravings, or strong emotions and building healthier patterns over time.

Christie has led mental health and substance use programs in both private and public settings. She has experience as a clinical director for psychiatric services across care levels and has directed nonprofit addiction treatment organizations. Her background includes developing programs for chronic pain and addiction care in a hospital setting.

She has taught mental health and addiction counseling topics as adjunct faculty at multiple universities for about 20 years. That teaching work kept her connected to emerging research and new approaches in counseling. In practice she draws on a mix of relational and skills-based methods that match each person’s needs.

People who come to Christie can expect a straightforward, supportive approach. She aims to earn trust, listen without judgment, and help people make steps they can sustain. Her work includes helping parents manage stress and supporting teens impacted by parental substance use when that is part of the concern.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes understanding how early connections affect current relationships. Online sessions let people talk about patterns in relationships and practice new ways of relating with guided feedback from the therapist.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting each person’s goals. In virtual sessions the therapist mirrors concerns and helps clients find their own solutions, which can be helpful for issues like self-esteem and coping with life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific tools to change them. It works well via video or phone when people want concrete skills for anxiety, depression, or managing cravings.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time. That means the work can shift from supportive listening to skill building or back again depending on progress and preference.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations and seeing nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text messaging fits quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.