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My name is Taylor Garff (he/him), and I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. I have had the honor of working as a mental health professional for eight years. My approach to counseling is person-centered, which means that you will be treated with warmth, empathy, positive regard, and non-judgment. In my collaborative approach, I enjoy incorporating other modalities such as solution-focused brief therapy in finding what works best for you in my collaborative approach. My goals with BetterHelp are to provide ethical, empathetic, and personalized care.
Throughout our time together, I will emphasize wellness and strengths to assist in building your foundation for change. I believe that all people have the power to change for the better and that sometimes that power needs a safe space to flourish. Together we will explore what’s bothering you, empower yourself to make changes in your life, and learn what works best for you as coping skills. I don't have all of the answers, and we can work together to find them!
I am passionate about helping others through various concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting, career difficulties, stress, gender dysphoria, relationship issues, grief and loss, people who have lost loved ones to suicide, self-esteem, and life transitions. I offer strategies from HeartMath, a program focused on finding balance and inner peace. I also provide written exposure therapy, an effective but gentler version of more intense trauma therapies.
Psychotherapy involves a large commitment of time, money, and energy, so you should be mindful of the services you select. For psychotherapy to be most successful, you will be encouraged to actively work on things talked about, both during sessions and at home. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to address them as they arise.
Certifications:
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Level 1
HeartMath Clinical Certification for Stress, Anxiety, and Self-Regulation.
Professional experience
9yrs in practice
Stress, AnxietyLGBTQ+Career difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes
Additional areas of focus:Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture, Caregiver issues and stress, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Taylor Garff. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Taylor is fantastic and offers a wide variety of ways to help me. He listens and validates, but also pushes back and challenges me when needed. I have learned a lot of positive coping strategies from him that I use daily to enhance my life.
Written on Nov 28, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 5 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
Taylor has helped me accomplish things and helped me through severe breakups, helped me realize my personal growth and achievements, and how much the little things in our lives matter to us. I couldn't have gotten where I am today without his help, but I'm grateful to him and to the support he's given me.
Written on Nov 01, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
It has been very easy to feel comfortable with him. And I can feel the improvements in my life from my sessions with him!
Written on Oct 25, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
Taylor us attentive and has a good memory.
Written on Oct 19, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and anger management
Taylor has been an amazing help through the very hard goals I have worked through this last year. I can admit my mental health has significantly improved.
Written on Oct 14, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 1 year and 3 months
Taylor works hard to understand my struggles and asks good questions, listens well, provides good feedback and homework, and is above all respectful and helpful on a variety of mental health topics.
Written on Sep 14, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Taylor is a great therapist and is very easy to talk to and makes me feel safe discussing part trauma
Written on Aug 31, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, trauma and abuse, and grief
Amazing … slay ..
Written on Aug 18, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, coping with life changes, and adhd
I came into therapy with a specific goal of being able to last for 8+ months in an environment at work that I did not think I could last in. Taylor helped me think about things in my life differently such that I developed a set of tools to help myself become happier more consistently and be easier on myself when I was not feeling my best. I would recommend (and have recommended!) Taylor to anyone.
Written on Jul 31, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning career difficulties
Taylor is amazing.
Written on Jun 14, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 11 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and adhd
Amazing experience! Taylor is helpful, provides many resources, and pays attention!
Written on May 01, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 6 months
Taylor is a wonderful therapist, always taking the time to listen to what I'm saying and not interrupting or talking over me. He asks insightful questions and encourages me to look at why I'm feeling a certain way, rather than just focusing on how I'm feeling. Taylor is also really easy to talk to which put me at ease as soon as we started working together. Would definitely recommend!
Written on Apr 25, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes
Taylor has been instrumental in helping me understand more about myself
Written on Apr 20, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, self esteem, sleeping disorders, and lgbt
Taylor is a great listener, has great resources and always responds in a timely manner. I think he is a terrific therapist and his insight has helped me a lot these past few weeks.
Written on Mar 25, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 2 months on issues concerning lgbt, relationship issues, and adhd
Taylor Garff takes the time to understand me as a person. He is exceptional at making the environment feel welcoming and safe for all of your issues. He moves at your pace as you navigate your problems with poise and reassurance. He makes me realize I have the power to make myself a better person with every session.
Written on Mar 19, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem
Taylor is such a kind and empathetic therapist. He asks great questions and has helped me to find my own answers. It was very easy to find a connection with Taylor and be open and honest with him (and myself) right from the get go.
Written on Feb 22, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Taylor is so wonderful at finding ways to help explain and find out how and why I am feeling and how to process. He helps me identify what I am unable to see. He has and is helping me immensely become more of the person I want to be.
Written on Feb 15, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes
Taylor G. is an amazing listener and typically responds quickly and within a reasonable amount of time. He makes me feel safe and I can share all my thoughts and feelings. He offers a lot of variety of resources, videos, articles, and also his own expertise which I really like. Sometimes he assigns worksheets that I can fill out and as a result keep me engaged and developing more my self-awareness and discovery. He prompts me with the appropriate questions and he is definitely an active listener instead of passive. I would highly recommend Taylor.
Written on Jan 25, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd
Taylor is great. Highly reliable and quick to respond. Highly competent in his work and enjoyable to work with. Strongly recommend.
Written on Jan 18, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 1 month on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and career difficulties
I have spoken with Taylor on several topics Anxiety, Grief, Interpersonal relationships. He has been very understanding and has shared thoughtful and helpful resources that I revisit. I am continually impressed by his ability to listen to me tell my story, distill a theme, and ask a question that really makes me pause and think and look at things differently.
Written on Jan 11, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and career difficulties
Taylor has been very helpful in providing me tools for changing my deep rooted limited beliefs and constantly challenges me to create and hold new habits. He understands, applies, suggests and modifies and it has been lifechanging for me. When the student is truly ready, the right teacher appears!
Written on Jan 10, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, and anger management
Great communicator and very organized
Written on Jan 03, 2022 after therapy with Taylor for 5 months on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
Taylor provides a very calm and nurturing presence. After so many bad experiences in the past, it was nice getting to speak with someone who inspired so much confidence. He brought himself down to my level and really made me feel heard and validated.
Written on Dec 28, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd
He's the best therapist I've ever had. He is really helping me work through both a lifetime of trauma as well as the little daily things.
Written on Dec 17, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Very keen and understanding with my issues. I like how he asks me very concise questions about what I am talking about and it makes me think deeper
Written on Dec 14, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 2 weeks on issues concerning lgbt, relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
Taylor is an incredibly kind and empathic individual. He is patient—even through my ramblings—and provides a non-judgemental perspective. He also follows up on our live sessions with helpful tips for me to cope with my issues and stressors. Finding a therapist with whom you feel comfortable can be tricky, but I felt very at ease with him from our first session.
Written on Dec 09, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and career difficulties
Cool guy. He should get a raise, you know
Written on Nov 27, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue
I absolutely appreciate all of Taylor's help. He helps me feel comfortable enough with my life to face my problems head on. I can't express my gratitude enough for the difference this has made in my life. It is amazing.
Written on Nov 05, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and anger management
Taylor is great. Very knowledgeable and easy to talk to. Highly recommend.
Written on Oct 27, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 2 months
Taylor is open minded, empathetic, warm.
He has offered different approaches and alternative materials.
Written on Sep 03, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, and self esteem
Taylor is just lovely. Taylor listens and responds openly and with intuition. I found that Taylor knows just the right time to extend some helpful insights and always leaves me with a sense of calm and readiness for the week. Taylor's excellent understanding of my children with ASD and ADHD as well as my non-binary child make for very easy, non judgemental, empathetic and productive sessions. I don't have to explain my difficulties as Taylor has such a great understanding of the environment in which I live.
Written on Sep 02, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
Very kind and patient. Knowledgeable about lbgt issues.
Written on Aug 21, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I’ve only worked with Taylor for a couple of weeks now, but I feel we’ve already made huge progress getting to the root of some of the problems I’ve been facing.
Written on Aug 19, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, and self esteem
I love him. All of the feedback I get is directly related to what I want to change and super proactive in going about it. He listens and understands and there is literally no judgement. Incredibly happy and honestly excited about what he has to say and how it is helping me.
Written on Aug 17, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Taylor's methods seem to be very solution oriented which I love as in our sessions we figure out Where's the destination & then start charting the course to get to the improved destination
Written on Jul 21, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching
Taylor is a wonderful kind person. He’s very calming to speak to. He understands my situation and is eager to help me through my problems.
Written on Jul 17, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Taylor has just been so kind, so helpful and so what I needed right when I needed it. He is helping me build new coping skills, gain self-esteem and to work through some real time issues I have going on. He really listens, responds very quickly and is so knowledgeable with a handy video link or worksheet at his fingertips to help when I need it most. He is a joy to chat with as he is so easy to speak to and even just a few short weeks into our time together, I do feel he has lifted me back onto my feet and is pointing me in the right direction, but always at a pace that works for me. I can't thank him and the BetterHelp team enough!
Written on Jan 19, 2021 after therapy with Taylor for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, and bipolar disorder
Taylor is a great counselor! He has listened to me very attentively, and he's very proactive in his approach to work with me. Very personal, kind, and respectful.
Written on Jun 26, 2020 after therapy with Taylor for 2 weeks
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