Taylor Born

Treatment Approach:

My approach to therapy is eclectic, non-pathologizing, and grounded in relational and evidence-based practices. I draw from a range of modalities to support your unique path, including EMDR, DBT, expressive arts, parts work, somatic approaches, nature-based practices, and attachment-focused interventions, while honoring your voice and inner compass throughout the process. I am an active and collaborative therapist, supporting you to explore the “why” behind patterns, build practical strategies for managing distress, and grow inner resources that foster greater ease and satisfaction in your life. Our work is guided by your pace, with space for both understanding and deeper processing, so that learning and healing feels meaningful and sustainable. As a social worker, I come from an anti-oppressive lens, meaning I pay attention not only to your individual story, but also to the larger systems, identities, and relationships, both past and present, that impact your life. I have completed completed the Advanced Certificate Program in Dissociation Studies for EMDR Therapists through The Institute for Creative Mindfulness for specialized education and training in the assessment and treatment of developmental trauma, trauma-related dissociation, and dissociative disorders.

I celebrate and welcome folx of all bodies, cultures, genders, sexualities, abilities, spiritualities, and neurodiversities. I use a neurodiversity-affirming framework, meaning we work toward acknowledging and respecting your unique needs and differences while also addressing challenges you may experience living in a neurotypical-centric world. I use an individualized phase-oriented approach to trauma processing to first support you in better understanding the “why” behind distressing feelings and behaviors while learning practical strategies for managing them. In the next phase, we begin incorporating trauma processing therapies in your sessions, which is all about finding the right pace of processing for you to allow past wounds to be truly reprocessed and transformed rather than re-lived. This is followed by an ongoing phase of resolution and reconnection as you weave new insights, capacities, and ways of relating into your life beyond therapy.

I have clinical training in IFS, however I do not practice exclusively within the IFS framework or subscribe to all IFS principles, such as that of the core Self. I acknowledge the limitations of the model and history of harm of IFS within the DID community. I utilize an integrative, client-centered approach to parts work and trust my client as the expert of their own internal system.