CHRIS TAYLOR, LMFT

Life can be chaotic and confusing, especially when we add in the social pressures that we are asked to fulfill. We often wear multiple hats in our lives (the parent, partner, friend, child), roles that can make us feel like we are no longer walking down a path that is ours. Therapy is about witnessing others and building a safe space where both you and your loved ones can come together to find even greater meaning and purpose in your life.

Person First and Therapist Second

Having been fortunate to have lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and various countries, Chris values the sense of adventure, travel, interest in new cultures, general respect for people, and endless learning. These values hope to build a space for curiosity, along with a place where we can appreciate both our differences and strengths.

Chris’s own lived experiences and clinical work around grief, loss, trauma, neurological concerns, and crisis work, only further reinforce the need to understand the person first, versus only focusing on the outward symptoms that we face on the surface.

Finding a fit with a therapist takes time, so be kind to yourself and know that you have the power to build your own stories in therapy and life.

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced” – Soren Kierkegard

Areas of Focus

Chris specializes in adolescent/family therapy and values a holistic biopsychosocial-spiritual approach, addressing not only emotional concerns but also one's physical health, culture, family dynamics, social challenges, environmental influences, and spiritual factors. With a therapeutic background working with ADHD, ASD, eating disorders, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Chris uses a family therapy trauma-focused lens, using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Narrative Family Therapy, and EMDR practices. Regardless of the modality, the important part of therapy is understanding the person first and building one's meaning-making system together.

For Chris, the aim is not only to support you or your family with the difficult symptoms that you face, but it is to further co-create a deeper meaning of life's events, moments that might bring longer-term relief across multiple areas of your life. Chris has worked within hospital systems, inpatient and outpatient settings, crisis and urgent care centers, and private practice settings, which has allowed him to listen and adjust to a variety of situations families and individuals face.