Kristi McClatchy , LPC

Kristi McClatchy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who focuses on supporting women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, young adults, and mothers between the ages of 18 and 35 who are navigating anxiety, life transitions, and relational challenges. She creates a warm, affirming space where people can explore both present-day stressors and the childhood experiences that may still influence their feelings and relationships. Kristi approaches therapy as a collaborative process - she listens, validates, and partners with each person to set short-term and long-term goals for healing.

She has specific training in trauma treatment and works with survivors of childhood abuse and neglect using Internal Family Systems and other trauma-informed methods to help process difficult memories and parts work. Kristi also provides education about attachment theory and offers targeted support for attachment injuries that can complicate adult relationships, helping clients identify their attachment style and build strategies toward what she describes as earned secure attachment.

Kristi integrates a range of approaches including mindfulness-based practices, dialectical behavior techniques, and feminist and queer-allied perspectives to address how social context and identity shape experience. She incorporates creative expression when helpful - art, movement, writing, meditation, and music - and tailors treatment plans to each person. Kristi has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including a non-profit, a day treatment program, and an inpatient psychiatric hospital, and is dedicated to supporting people as they take steps toward greater wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care and Connection

Kristi McClatchy draws on attachment-based work to help clients examine how early relationships affect current patterns of closeness, trust, and emotional expression. This approach is useful for people who notice repeated relationship difficulties, fear of abandonment, or difficulty opening up to others. It focuses on understanding attachment styles and building strategies toward greater security.

She also uses trauma-focused methods to support survivors of childhood abuse and neglect, applying internal family systems-informed techniques to help individuals process traumatic memories and their impact on inner parts and day-to-day functioning. Mindfulness therapy is integrated to teach present-moment awareness, breathing and grounding skills, and tools to manage anxiety and stress as they arise.

Deciding which approach fits best is part of the therapeutic process. Kristi collaborates with each person to identify goals, preferences, and strengths, and she adjusts methods as needed to match the client’s needs. Online therapy offers practical benefits for this work - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility to meet with licensed professionals from different locations, maintain continuity of care, and access support in ways that fit varied schedules and comfort levels.