Taylor Whitely, M.S., LPC-Associate Supervised by Hope Brown, MA, LPC-S

Taylor has a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Human Development from California State University San Marcos. Taylor’s counseling approach is strength based, and includes elements of client centered, emotion-focused, and experiential approaches. Taylor values creating a safe and genuinely supportive therapeutic relationship grounded in warmth, trust, and mutual respect. Taylor has experience supporting clients who have experienced trauma and has completed additional professional training in trauma informed interventions that focus on the mind and body systems. Trauma-informed interventions foster emotional safety, self-awareness, body-awareness, self-connection, and self-compassion. Taylor recognizes that each person’s life experiences and barriers are unique and therefore strives to explore different interventions and resources to assist in successful therapeutic outcomes. She values collaborative goal setting, which aims to achieve the wellness goals that the client believes are most important. Taylor enjoys working with individuals and couples of any age, and is especially passionate about working with first responders and veterans.