Caitie Taylor (She/her)

LMHC
Accepting Clients

I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with immediate evening openings for clients seeking online sessions. I work with teens and adults.

Counselor in , IA

Services
  • Individual
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

Do you feel frozen in place, with anxieties keeping you from making the steps you need or want to take towards your authentic self? You might identify as a highly sensitive, neurodivergent, or anxious person feeling pressured to have it all together. Therapy is a space where you can show up as you are and together we can start making sense of what you're carrying. I am queer and neurodivergent-affirming.

My Background and Approach

I have experience working with people navigating challenges related to anxiety, depression, OCD, trichotillomania, neurodivergence, and relationship challenges. My approach is collaborative and conversational. We’ll look at what’s working, what’s not, and experiment with small, realistic changes that fit your life. I work from a humanistic framework, drawing on Person-Centered and Existential theories, while integrating evidence based and trauma-informed therapies such as Compassion-Focused Therapy, DBT, CBT, and TF-CBT.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe we as humans may identify our gender, sexuality, and neurodivergence across a spectrum. I value providing a safe, affirming space to explore and express your true self. I work to provide an affirming space for LGBTQ+ individuals working to navigate the challenges, fears, grief, and loss that often accompany the journey to embracing your true self. I believe everyone's process looks different, but all individuals deserves a safe space to process their journey, no matter what stage of the journey you're in. I additionally provide a safe space for processing through religious deconstruction, both related and unrelated to LGBTQ+ concerns. While religious communities offer many strengths and supports, they may also intensify challenges, fears, and anxieties. I believe in providing a space to assist individuals in processing through complexities, such as feeling hurt or rejection from a space, community, or family claiming to be loving, inclusive, and supportive.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Existential Therapy Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Art Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety Autism Spectrum Disorder LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
Other Issues
  • Bipolar
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Depression
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Spirituality
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Teen Issues
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Wellmark
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism
  • Christianity

At A Glance

  • Experience: 6 years of practice
  • Languages: English

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