Kristin Taylor, LICSW

Kristin Taylor is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with 36 years of clinical experience. She holds a BS in Education and a Master of Social Work from the University of New England, earned in 1994, and for the past 15 years has worked in private practice within a holistic wellness center. Kristin sees individuals and couples who are struggling with anxiety, high stress, depression, parenting and relationship challenges, self-esteem concerns, conflict resolution, substance use issues, and the effects of childhood trauma.

Her style blends an eclectic, holistic perspective with practical tools aimed at producing sustainable change. Kristin draws on mindfulness practices, solution-focused techniques, strength-based approaches, cognitive behavioral therapy, and somatic work that helps people reconnect with bodily experience. She also incorporates inner child work, breath work, and yoga for clients who are interested in those options.

Kristin begins wherever a person or couple is and collaborates to build supportive practices that restore balance and promote lasting progress. As a LICSW - a clinical social work license that authorizes independent psychotherapy practice - she brings decades of experience helping clients navigate stress, relationships, addiction concerns, trauma and life transitions while supporting growth, self-awareness, and healthier connection.

Approaches for Online Care and Emotional Change

Kristin Taylor integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting, respectful therapeutic relationship and helps clients explore goals and values at their own pace - it is useful for relationship issues, self-esteem, and life transitions. CBT offers practical, skills-based work that identifies unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches strategies to manage anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

She also draws on emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) for couples work when attachment and intimacy are central concerns; EFT helps partners understand emotional patterns and create new ways of relating. Kristin approaches treatment collaboratively, listening to each person's needs and preferences and helping to determine which methods or combination of methods will best support their goals.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling and access from different locations. These options allow clients to engage in consistent care while fitting sessions into busy lives, continuing relationship work, or maintaining momentum during life transitions, with licensed professionals available in formats that suit individual comfort and routines.