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Wendy Key

Wendy Key, LPC

Texas

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Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Relationships

  • ACT
  • CBT
  • Gottman Method

About Wendy

Wendy Key is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship issues, trauma, and other life changes. Her practice notes blended family issues among its focus areas, and she also addresses concerns such as grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and caregiver stress.

She frames sessions around practical steps and clear goals. Conversations focus on what feels stuck and what can be changed. She uses proven methods to help people build coping skills and improve communication in everyday life.

Wendy integrates several evidence-based approaches to match what each person needs. That can mean learning new ways to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts, practicing acceptance of difficult emotions, or working on patterns that create repeated conflicts. She also draws on methods aimed at improving emotional connection and relationship interactions.

Her practice respects personal values and spiritual beliefs and is described as faith-centered and conservative for those who prefer that orientation. She aims to help people recover from addiction, rebuild self-worth, and manage ongoing stressors with steady, practical strategies.

Sessions typically move at a steady, practical pace. Clients can expect direct talk about goals, hands-on techniques to try between sessions, and regular check-ins to measure progress. Wendy asks each person what matters most and adjusts work accordingly as goals evolve.

How Wendy integrates therapy approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It helps people move toward chosen values despite stress or anxiety. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Emotionally-Focused Therapy aims at recognizing emotions and reshaping how people respond in close relationships, which can help with communication and connection issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wendy will discuss preferences, goals, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to use and adjust the plan as progress is tracked.

Confirm the available session formats before booking because the biography does not specify them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let therapists use worksheets, behavioral experiments, and skills practice between meetings to support steady progress.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-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 disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife 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

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma, grief, self-esteem, ADHD and related issues listed in her specialties.

What is her general approach in sessions?

Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals. She uses client-centered conversations combined with therapies like ACT and CBT to build skills and change patterns.

How much experience does she have?

She has 12 years of clinical experience as a therapist working with adults on a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor holding a Texas LPC credential and practices from Texas.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.

What session formats does she use?

Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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