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Trisha Taylor

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Trisha Taylor, LMFT

California

California LMFT - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLMFT
  • LicenseLMFT, California / 115894
  • NPI1780210922
  • Experience14 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationCalifornia

About

  • Anger management skills
  • CBT techniques
  • Mindfulness practice

About Trisha

Trisha Taylor is a California LMFT - a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist - with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, anger, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, and life changes. Trisha also supports people with issues around sexual identity, adoption and foster care, and parenting challenges.

Trisha uses practical, skills-based methods in sessions. She leans on client-centered work that keeps the conversation focused on what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that fuel anger, anxiety, or depression.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills. Mindfulness practices are introduced as tools to notice strong feelings without immediately reacting. Existential ideas can come into play when clients are wrestling with meaning, loss, or big life choices.

Sessions are conversational and action-oriented. Trisha offers coaching-style guidance along with clinical tools to reduce reactivity, improve communication, and address addictions or compulsive behaviors. She names patterns, teaches concrete skills, and helps clients try new ways of responding to stress and conflict.

Trisha’s background includes a Master’s in Counseling completed in 2011 and ongoing practice in California. She works in English and does not take international clients. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and scheduling details.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Trisha commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy means conversations focus on the client’s concerns and goals, with the therapist following the client’s lead to explore what matters. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns that contribute to anger and anxiety.

She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotional regulation or intense reactions are present. DBT skills teach breathing, grounding, and tolerance techniques to reduce reactivity and improve decision making in heated moments. These approaches are useful for stress, relationship conflict, addictions, and mood concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Trisha will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That process may include trying different skills and checking what actually helps in day-to-day life.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. For some people this makes practicing skills between appointments more manageable and consistent.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careBlended family issuesCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Listed in

California

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she address?

She works with adults who snap at loved ones, hold simmering resentment, or feel overwhelmed by someone else’s anger. Anger is listed among her core concerns.

What is her general therapy style?

She uses a client-centered, conversational approach and mixes in practical techniques. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 14 years of experience and earned a Master’s in Counseling in 2011. That experience spans addictions, trauma, mood issues, and relationship problems.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is a California LMFT - a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist practicing in California.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she see clients outside the U.S.?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are session costs handled?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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