Catherine Taylor

My specialty is adult love and creating bonding experiences in couples and families. I’m a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and an Addiction Specialist (LCAS). Helping people repair and reconnect after times of distress is my passion. I help people heal by increasing security, closeness and emotional connection in relationships. I help couples better understand their partners’ emotional responses, as well as their own. I also enjoy helping couples overcome addiction in relationships.

I provide couples, individual and family sessions. I'm also an addiction counselor, so I work with substance abuse issues. I offer premarital counseling, which consists of 6-12 structured sessions. I primarily use Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) and The Gottman Method with couples, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) with individuals, and Bowenian Family Systems Theory with families.

For couples therapy, the first three sessions consist of information gathering and goal-setting, so I can get to know both partners better and learn about their history as a couple. I see the couple together for the first session, one partner individually for the second session, and the other partner individually for the third session. This ensures that everyone’s perspective and goals for therapy are fully heard. All remaining sessions are together as a couple, unless additional individual sessions are requested. I also provide premarital counseling, which consists of 6-12 structured sessions.