Taylor Garff

You might feel like everyone else got the manual for being a person while you’re stuck second-guessing every thought, feeling, decision, or text you send. Anxiety might keep your mind running long after you want it to stop. Exhaustion might make everyday life feel harder than it should. Past experiences might still show up in your body, your relationships, or the way you respond to stress. You don’t have to keep figuring all of this out by yourself. I work with adults, especially LGBTQ+ folks, who are tired of pretending they’re fine and want therapy to feel supportive, useful, and human. Many of my clients are deep thinkers, overthinkers, perfectionists, people-pleasers, or people who have spent years trying to understand themselves without feeling much better. They aren’t looking for a magic fix. They want practical tools, genuine connection, and a therapist who understands how anxiety, identity, stress, and the nervous system all interact. Therapy with me is collaborative, validating, and nervous-system informed. We won’t force you into the deepest parts of your story before you feel ready. We’ll work at a pace that feels manageable while building skills to help you feel steadier, more resilient, and more connected to yourself. Depending on what you need, our work might include approaches such as HeartMath and HRV coherence to support nervous system regulation, practical anxiety strategies, or Written Exposure Therapy to help you process experiences that continue to affect you. There’s room for science, compassion, curiosity, and humor here. Therapy doesn’t need to feel cold or clinical to be effective. Looking for nervous system support without talking through everything? I also offer the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), a listening-based intervention designed to support nervous system regulation through specially filtered music. SSP gives you another way to work with stress and regulation without needing to explain every experience or revisit your past in detail. Some people explore SSP as part of their support for anxiety, chronic stress, sleep difficulties, overwhelm, or feeling disconnected from their body. During a consultation, we can talk through what SSP involves and whether it makes sense for what you’re experiencing. You deserve therapy where you don’t have to edit yourself, perform wellness, or arrive with everything figured out. Start with a free 15-minute consultation. We’ll talk about what’s bringing you to therapy, what you’re hoping for, and whether working together feels like a good fit.