- Compassionate listening
- Practical skills
- Focus on relationships
About Wendy
Wendy Theriot is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 11 years of experience practicing in Texas. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak honestly about hard things. Wendy aims to make the first step easier by offering steady, respectful support as clients start their work.
Her approach centers on listening closely to each person's needs and goals. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behavior patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships.
Wendy helps people facing many life stresses, including anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, grief, and trauma. She also supports those dealing with addiction, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and body image or eating concerns. Relationship and intimacy issues, communication problems, and parenting stress are common topics in her work.
She brings experience addressing attachment concerns, adoption and foster care questions, ADHD, and blended family dynamics. Wendy also works with people coping with cancer, chronic medical conditions, and the complex effects of co-occurring problems. Her style is straightforward and empathetic, focusing on practical steps people can use between sessions.
People who prefer a compassionate listener and clear tools for change may find her approach helpful. If you want to begin, follow the site’s start process to be matched and schedule a first session.
Her approach centers on listening closely to each person's needs and goals. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behavior patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships.
Wendy helps people facing many life stresses, including anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, grief, and trauma. She also supports those dealing with addiction, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and body image or eating concerns. Relationship and intimacy issues, communication problems, and parenting stress are common topics in her work.
She brings experience addressing attachment concerns, adoption and foster care questions, ADHD, and blended family dynamics. Wendy also works with people coping with cancer, chronic medical conditions, and the complex effects of co-occurring problems. Her style is straightforward and empathetic, focusing on practical steps people can use between sessions.
People who prefer a compassionate listener and clear tools for change may find her approach helpful. If you want to begin, follow the site’s start process to be matched and schedule a first session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
How core approaches guide online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities; it helps people feel heard and guides sessions by what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people try new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms.Choosing an approach is a team process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences. Together they will try approaches or mix techniques to find what fits best for coping, relationships, or managing mood and stress.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or offering help during a work break. It can also let people use tools learned in therapy in real time between sessions. Licensed professionals guide the process and help adapt skills so they work in everyday settings.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and intimacy or relationship struggles, among others.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and direct. She listens first, then offers practical tools from CBT and DBT to help change thoughts and manage strong emotions.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with people on emotional and life stressors in Texas.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential, and she is licensed in Texas.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.