- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Taylor
Taylor Smith is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with ten years of clinical experience. He combines practical strategies with clear, direct guidance to help people manage stress and major life changes. Taylor writes simply and meets people where they are, focusing on concrete steps rather than jargon.
He draws on several therapeutic approaches to shape sessions that feel useful and understandable. Sessions often center on skill-building for anxiety, coping with grief, managing addiction-related challenges, and improving intimacy and relationships.
Background and approach
Parenting is one named focus area he addresses, and he offers support for common parenting stresses and transitions. Taylor has a background that includes a master's degree in counseling psychology, substance abuse practicum work, and clinical internships. That experience informs his work with clients facing depression, bipolar concerns, trauma, or chronic illness.
He aims to match the method to the problem rather than force a single style. In practice he uses shorter-term, goal-focused methods alongside deeper work when needed. He favors clear tools clients can use between sessions, such as emotion regulation skills and focused problem-solving.
He also integrates approaches that use imagery and storytelling when those fit the person's goals. People who choose Taylor can expect direct feedback, steady organization of goals, and a pragmatic approach to change. He emphasizes collaboration and practical plans, so progress is measurable and relevant to daily life.
What Taylor works with
Everything Taylor lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Taylor helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Taylor lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Taylor's approaches translate to online therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It can help with anxiety, intense mood swings, anger, and patterns of self-destructive behavior by giving clear, practiced tools to use in everyday life.Hypnotherapy uses guided imagery and focused attention to help people access inner resources and shift habits or troubling reactions. It can be helpful for pain management, some addiction patterns, and changing ingrained responses when paired with other work.
Selecting the right method is a collaborative process. Taylor will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide whether to emphasize skills training, imagery-based work, or a mix of approaches and then adjust as progress unfolds.
Online therapy with Taylor is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and teaching new skills, phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits brief check-ins, and messaging lets people pace work and review notes between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity when life gets hectic.
Questions people ask about Taylor
What concerns does Taylor commonly address?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, bipolar and depression, and coping with life changes.
What is Taylor's therapeutic style like?
He uses practical, down-to-earth methods. Sessions focus on clear skills, problem solving, and approaches that fit each person's goals.
How much clinical experience does Taylor have?
Taylor has ten years of experience working in clinical settings, including practicum and internship work in substance abuse and a range of client concerns.
What credential does Taylor hold and where is he based?
He is an LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and he practices in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Taylor offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as options for working together.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Taylor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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