01 · Who Taylor works with

Taylor works with stress, Anxiety, addictions and relationship issues

Taylor lists 15 specialisms and 31 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Taylor chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Taylor's own words

What Taylor says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

About Me. Husband, Dad and businessman, I too have sought and engaged the right tools to help me manage life challenges and changes. Starting with a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology, I later trained in the discipline called Brief Therapy. I also have been trained in the work of Milton Erickson and use many of his techniques in my practice, including hypnosis. I have also engaged in numerous practicums and an internship in Substance Abuse. I have worked with hundreds of clients across a spectrum of issues.

Early in my studies, it became apparent to me that there was a real need for counseling services and tools that were focused specifically on men, including both adults and adolescents. In my private practice that's exactly what I do: Focus on using practical tools to help men through life changes and challenges.

Some issues and challenges I can help with include: Points of crisis - including relationships, loss, grief and death. Lack of direction or motivation, professional dilemmas, substance mismanagement, depression and anxiety, trauma, and PTSD.

We will work hard if needed. We will work fast if needed. It all depends on your goals and circumstances. There are, of course, no guarantees in life or therapy. But what I can promise you is a committed professional partner who will furnish you with ample perspective and useful tools. And very importantly, I won't waste your time or money.

Taylor Smith, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Taylor works

The 2 approaches Taylor lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Taylor lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Taylor's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Taylor runs a session.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Also listed

• Hypnotherapy
• Jungian Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Taylor practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Taylor's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Taylor at this point.

2. Naming Taylor specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Taylor is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Taylor.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

2 questions worth asking Taylor

Built from what Taylor actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Taylor's - Taylor has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LMFT

Licensed in

California

Licence

CA LMFT 86598

Licence number

86598

Licence expires

31 Jul 2028

NPI

1962956151

Years in practice

10

Gender

Male

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Taylor's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Taylor. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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