she/her
Karen Taylor
LCSW-C
Location
Virtual, Maryland
Insurance Accepted
Cigna/Evernorth, Aetna
Communication Style
Affirming, Authentic, Calming, Mindful, Warm
Focus areas
Burnout, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Grief, IPV/DV, Immigration, Religious Trauma, Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse, Trauma
Experienced with
BIPOC, Asian / Pacific Islander community, Black community, Immigrants, Students
Years of Experience
9+
To me, what is essential is that the therapy encounter be a “safe enough” space that can allow for the unfolding of vulnerability and risk-taking.
License number
#18478
Therapy style
I am most drawn to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, a gold-standard treatment for trauma and a whole psychotherapy approach that is responsive and relational. That said, I take an integrative approach to therapy, drawing on several modalities depending on what resonates most with each client. I believe that therapy works best when the process is co-constructed. To me, what is essential is that the therapy encounter be a “safe enough” space that can allow for the unfolding of vulnerability and risk-taking and that what gets nurtured in the protected space of therapy can be transferred out into your daily life.
Approaches
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
Education
MSW - Social Work, Smith College School for Social Work
Interests
I enjoy meditation and dharma study, climate psychology, birding, reading, learning ukulele and relearning flute, walking, and finding a good balance of reverence and irreverence.