Kristi McClatchy , LPC

Kristi McClatchy is an LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in Texas with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses her work on women, LGBTQIA+ people, young adults, and mothers ages 18 to 35 who are struggling with anxiety, life transitions, grief, compassion fatigue, self-esteem, or the lingering impact of earlier relationships and childhood experiences.

She creates a warm, affirming space where clients are treated as the experts on their own lives. Kristi listens, validates, and collaborates to set achievable short-term and long-term goals. In session she supports coping with day-to-day stressors and helps clients explore how childhood experiences or attachment injuries may be showing up in current relationships and patterns.

Kristi has training in trauma-informed methods and works with survivors of childhood abuse and neglect using approaches such as Internal Family Systems alongside other trauma-focused modalities. She also offers education on attachment theory and practical strategies to move toward earned secure attachment and healthier relational patterns.

Her orientation includes Feminist, Postmodern, and Queer-allied perspectives to examine how social context and identity shape wellbeing. She integrates creative expression into therapy - including art, movement, writing, meditation, and music - and draws on techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Trust-Based Relational Intervention, and Feminist Therapy.

Kristi has worked in a range of clinical settings, including a non-profit, a day treatment program, and an inpatient psychiatric hospital. She is transparent about limits to her practice and does not address certain concerns such as substance dependence, eating disorders, severe mental health conditions listed in her practice exclusions, or recent suicidal ideation; if a different level of care is needed, she facilitates connection to a better fit. Kristi is not currently accepting clients.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and connection

Kristi uses Attachment-Based Therapy to help clients understand early relational patterns and how those experiences influence adult relationships. This approach offers education about attachment styles and practical steps to improve trust, emotional safety, and connection. Kristi also employs Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness - tools that support coping with intense emotions and improving day-to-day functioning. She integrates Mindfulness Therapy to help clients cultivate present-moment awareness, reduce reactivity, and strengthen self-compassion through simple, teachable practices.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Kristi works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and needs, then tailors methods so the work feels relevant and manageable. She adjusts strategies over time to find the best fit for each person’s circumstances.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people balancing work, family, or geographic constraints. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different modalities, and access licensed professionals from wherever clients are able to engage.