Sean Taylor (he/him)

I’m especially interested in how family history, culture, race, and community experiences shape the stress people carry. As an African American member of Generation X with a public safety background, I’ve seen how racism, survival strategies, and unspoken rules get passed down. In therapy, we can explore what’s yours, what was inherited, and how you want to move forward, honoring where you come from without being trapped by it.

I work with people who’ve experienced sexual assault or abuse and are tired of feeling blamed, doubted, or stuck. My background in public safety means I’ve seen how deeply this kind of harm affects trust, safety, and self-worth. In therapy, I’m not here to interrogate you. I’m here to offer a steady, trauma-aware space where you set the pace, your story is respected, and we focus on reclaiming control and rebuilding a life that isn’t defined by what was done to you.

I focus on men who’ve been “holding it together” for a long time dads, professionals, first responders, veterans, and guys who had to grow up fast. Many were taught to grind, not feel. Over time that can turn into anger, numbness, or feeling lost. In therapy, I’m not trying to tear down your masculinity. I’m here to help sort through what you’ve been carrying, and help you build a life that doesn’t require you to shut yourself off.

I’m especially drawn to narrative therapy because many, with whom I hope to work, have had institutions, systems, or others define their story for them. Narrative therapy centers your voice. It treats problems as something you’ve experienced, not who you are, and creates space to examine dominant narratives, reclaim authorship, and build meaning on your own terms. Therapy becomes a place to tell your story, not defend it.

I want to use CBT to help people notice how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence each other, especially under stress. Many clients aren’t “irrational”; they’re responding to real pressure with patterns that once worked but now cause problems. CBT gives us practical tools to slow things down, test assumptions, and build skills that reduce anxiety, depression, and reactivity in everyday life.

I’m drawn to CPT because it offers a structured, evidence-based way to work with trauma without forcing people to relive it. CPT helps identify beliefs that formed in the aftermath of trauma about safety, trust, power, or self-worth and gently examine whether those beliefs still serve you. The goal isn’t erasing the past, but loosening its grip on the present.