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Wendy Key

Wendy Key

LPC

Therapist · Texas · 12+ years of experience

Compassionate practical counseling for life challenges

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  • Faith-centered approach
  • Evidence-informed methods
  • Focus on coping skills

About Wendy

Wendy Key is a Licensed Professional Counselor who practices in Texas and brings 12 years of clinical experience to her work. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, anger, and relationship struggles. She often supports those facing major life changes, parenting challenges, grief, and concerns about self-esteem and intimacy. Wendy offers a faith-centered, conservative therapeutic environment that honors each person's spiritual beliefs and values.

Her approach is straightforward and practical. She listens, then helps people set clear, achievable goals. Sessions emphasize skills you can use between meetings, such as ways to handle intense emotions, improve communication, and build steadier routines. She uses therapy methods grounded in research to guide conversations without jargon.

Wendy works with issues that include trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and eating or sleeping problems. She also helps people facing adoption and foster care concerns, aging-related transitions, and career or work stress. Her practice pays attention to relationship patterns and common sources of conflict.

In sessions she blends acceptance-based ideas with cognitive strategies and emotion-focused work. That mix aims to help people notice what matters to them, change unhelpful thinking, and repair important relationships. The goal is practical change you can feel day to day.

She practices in Texas and offers services in English. To begin, visitors are asked to use the site start process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

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

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

How these approaches translate to online work

Wendy uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as two central tools. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, meaningful steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. CBT focuses on spotting patterns of thinking that get in the way and practicing new, more helpful skills to change feelings and behavior.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions grounded in empathy and collaboration. That approach means the therapist follows the client's pace, reflects what they say, and supports their own problem solving rather than directing every step.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Wendy will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve, then recommend a mix of methods suited to those needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as therapy progresses.

If you hope to meet online, please confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time so therapy can happen between errands or work breaks. Licensed professionals can tailor session length and focus to suit practical day-to-day demands.

At a glance

Listed location
Texas
Experience
12+ years
Credentials
LPC
Languages
English
License (Texas)
LPC · No. 73199
NPI
1164950093

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Wendy address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, relationship strain, grief, and related issues like self-esteem and intimacy.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and respectful, combining listening with goal-setting and skill practice to help people handle emotions and everyday problems.

What kind of experience does she bring?

Wendy has 12 years of experience providing counseling for a broad range of concerns including trauma, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and caregiver stress.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

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

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions operate via 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 sessions based on therapist availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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