Wendy Key, LPC | Therapist in Texas

Faith-centered approach
Focus on coping skills
Values-based goals

About Wendy

Wendy Key is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 12 years of experience. She focuses on helping individuals who are facing anxiety, depression, stress, addiction concerns, and codependency. Wendy aims to offer a respectful, faith-centered environment that honors each person’s values and beliefs.

She works in plain, direct ways to help people move forward after hard experiences. Conversations focus on practical coping skills, clearer communication, and steps toward healthier routines. Wendy pays attention to relationship patterns and the everyday barriers that keep people stuck.

Her work draws on a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to shift unhelpful thoughts and to clarify values. Emotion-focused methods are used to address hurt and attachment-related concerns.

Wendy also supports people through transitions like grief, caregiving stress, adoption and foster care issues, and chronic illness. She addresses concerns such as body image, intimacy issues, anger, and career strain with straightforward strategies and collaborative planning.

Clients can expect a calm, values-respecting space where the therapist and client set goals together. Wendy helps people build coping plans, practice new ways of relating, and try small changes that fit daily life.

How Wendy's Approaches Guide Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking small actions toward those values while accepting difficult feelings. ACT can help people who feel stuck by reconnecting day-to-day choices with what they care about. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions to teach practical skills for reducing anxiety or changing unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for issues like mood, worry, and behavior change. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to how people experience and respond to strong emotions in relationships and attachment situations, helping with intimacy-related struggles and processing hurt.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wendy will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She will check in regularly and adjust the focus as needed so the plan stays useful and realistic.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example scheduling around work breaks or reducing travel time. Some formats can also allow for shorter check-ins or sessions without video when that better suits a person's routine. Ask about current options when you start the matching process so arrangements match your day-to-day needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness JealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Wendy commonly help with?

She helps people manage anxiety, depression, stress, addiction-related issues, and codependency, among other concerns such as grief and trauma.

How would you describe the therapy style here?

The approach is practical and collaborative, focusing on coping skills, clearer communication, and steps you can try between sessions.

What is Wendy's background and experience?

Wendy has 12 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges, using several evidence-informed approaches.

What credentials does the therapist hold and where are they located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices with that credential in the state.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Format options are not specified here; please confirm the current session formats before booking to make sure they meet your needs.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.

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