Meet Taylor-Grace
I’m so glad you’re here.
Choosing the right support for your child can feel like a big and sometimes overwhelming decision.
Read on and you will get a sense of who I am and how I care for my clients.
I grew up in San Diego, where my passion for supporting children began early and has continued to shape my career. I’ve spent the past 9 years as a Certified Child Life Specialist, across four different medical systems and a counseling center:
· providing psychosocial support to children navigating their own medical journeys,
· helping these children cope with hospitalization, procedures, and the emotional impact of illness,
· giving kids the tools to navigate fear, uncertainty, and change.
As a therapist, when parents invite you into their children’s stories you are in sacred space. This is a trust you earn. It’s been my privilege to work with over XXX hundred families, helping guide the child and their loved ones through coping and healing.
In 2021, I moved to Texas, where I now serve on the palliative care team at Baylor Scott & White Health. I specialize in supporting children whose loved ones are facing serious or life-limiting illness, helping families navigate some of life’s most tender and challenging moments with care, honesty, and compassion.
I recently earned a Master’s degree in, Clinical Mental Health Counseling and am now a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC-A) under the supervision of Whitney McLean, a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, Registered Art Therapist at The Art Station. As a counselor and Child Life Specialist, I bring a unique, whole-family approach to supporting children through grief, trauma, and significant life transitions.
Outside of my work, I love spending time with family in the mountains of Utah, staying active, learning through podcasts, going to country concerts, trying new restaurants, and traveling.
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I work with children using a collaborative, relationship-centered approach that includes both the child and their parent or caregiver. While sessions provide a safe space for support and skill-building, real and lasting change happens in everyday life. From my experience, I see the impact that parents and caregivers can have by staying involved, participating in routine consultations, and gently reinforcing what their child is learning, in therapy, between sessions. When we work together children feel more supported, and families are better equipped to navigate grief, trauma, and life’s most challenging moments.
The family integrated therapy model, means your child is not doing this work alone. Real change happens when what we do in session is supported at home.
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UC San Diego Health’s Burn Center: I supported both pediatric and adult patients through painful burn care procedures, using evidence-based coping strategies to reduce distress and build resilience. I also helped patients and families begin to process the grief that often accompanies life-altering injuries.
San Diego Rady Children's Hospital: I worked closely with children undergoing complex and often overwhelming medical experiences. I provided preparation and coping support for procedures, helped normalize the hospital environment, and ensured each child’s emotional and developmental needs were fully supported by clinical staff. I also partnered with families as they navigated new diagnoses and extended hospitalizations.
Stanford Children's Health: I specialized in supporting children awaiting organ transplants and those living with serious or terminal illness. My work focused on helping children and families cope with uncertainty, fear, and loss of control. I also walked alongside families during end-of-life experiences, providing compassionate, individualized support that honored both the child and the family.
Baylor Scott & White Health Palliative Care: I have supported hundreds of children as they navigate a loved one’s serious illness. I guide parents in how to talk with their children about death in developmentally appropriate ways and provide ongoing support through anticipatory grief and the early stages of bereavement.
During my clinical counseling internship, I provided individual counseling and group counseling to both children and adults facing a wide range of life challenges, including grief, trauma, anxiety, and significant life and developmental transitions. This experience strengthened my foundation as a counselor and deepened my ability to integrate therapeutic interventions with my Child Life background, always with a focus on emotional safety, regulation, and meaningful change.