Hi there, my name is Shawn Taylor. I'm here to help! Are you angry due to unmet needs and expectations? Are you struggling with work/life balance in your relationships, work, and health? Do you feel anxious and fragmented about the life narrative you’re creating thus far? Do you feel you’ve developed unhealthy habits and maladaptive behaviors due to underachievement? Throughout my professional lifespan, I’ve interacted with various individuals—distilling the common denominator among those battling life challenges is that most individuals are motivated at the core to find solutions for behavioral and lifestyle changes. However, most lack the logistical “know-how” to resolve Internal Family System disorders caused by trauma, addictions, anger, and anxiety to effect permanent change within their lives. I’ll help you accomplish this by drawing on my professional background spanning over 20 years as a Criminal Justice Investigator with the Houston Police Department, Career & Technology Educator with Spring ISD, and independent Mental Health Practitioner. I earned my MA in Counseling Psychology from the Houston Graduate School of Theology in (2014). I hold licensures to practice professional therapeutic services in the State of Texas as a: • LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor under license #73416) • LSOTP (Licensed Sex Offender Treatment Provider under license #99449) • LCDC (Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor under license #12929)

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

I our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a tailored treatment plan to work through in our follow-up sessions.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

My therapeutic approach will further assist you in delving into internal actionable steps—promoting self-insights, and discovering the best solutions for life-altering outcomes. Seeking therapy can cause some trepidation, but you’re making the right choice. You deserve a safe space to heal and grow. In our sessions together, I’ll meet you with compassion and evidence-based techniques so you can overcome the hang-ups and habits holding you back. I’m passionate about exemplifying unconditional positive regard throughout the therapeutic process--which functions as a change agent to inspire, counsel, guide, and teach individuals how to reframe maladaptive thinking errors and behaviors causing psychotic/neurotic mental health challenges. Let’s start our work together!

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

I love working working with individuals who are looking to develop a strong Internal Locus of control-which is simply a strong sense of internal language, power, and control to change one's life at will on command. My clients are eager to improve , but don't yet have the tools to make this a reality. They often feel stuck, overwhelmed and anxious about their life's narrative.

About Shawn Taylor