Kristin Taylor , LICSW

Kristin Taylor is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with 36 years of clinical experience. She holds a BS in Education and a Master of Social Work from the University of New England, completed in 1994, and brings a broad background in both community and private practice settings. Over the past 15 years she has worked in private practice within a holistic wellness center, combining traditional clinical methods with body-focused and mindfulness-based practices to support lasting change.

Kristin works with individuals and couples facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting concerns, sleep difficulties, addiction, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem issues, ADHD, and career or life transitions. She also addresses a range of family and attachment matters including adoption and foster care, abandonment, codependency, and family-of-origin concerns. Her approach blends evidence-informed techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy with client-centered and emotionally focused methods, integrating mindfulness, somatic awareness, and solution-focused strategies when helpful.

Kristin emphasizes a collaborative, strengths-based process that begins where each person is ready to start. She offers supportive tools and practices - including breath work, inner child exploration, and gentle somatic interventions when appropriate - to help clients build balance and make meaningful, sustainable changes in their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Kristin draws on client-centered therapy to create a collaborative, person-focused relationship where the therapist follows the client’s lead and helps build on existing strengths - this approach supports work on relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness therapy is incorporated to help clients develop present-moment awareness and gentle body-based techniques that can improve coping with trauma, emotional regulation, and sleep difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristin works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time so therapy stays practical and relevant. Clients and therapist decide together which strategies make the most sense for the issues at hand.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access licensed professionals from a convenient location. These options support consistent progress while accommodating different communication styles and practical needs.