Jennifer Hall Taylor,LMFT-C
(she/her)
Therapist
About Me
Central to my practice is the belief that human beings are hardwired to be in connection, and that ultimately we all want to be seen, heard, and understood by the people who we love, and who love us in return. My expertise is working with relational systems (couples/constellations/and families) to deepen emotional connection, clarify communication, and facilitate compassionate understanding that honors multiple perspectives and viewpoints simultaneously. In working with me you can expect a warm, incisive, endlessly curious, and empathic therapeutic partner for exploring what matters to you, what holds you back, and what is possible when you feel most authentically yourself.
More About My Practice
I have over 10 years of experience working with couples, families, and groups as a coach and have worked as a therapist in a range of settings including outpatient behavioral health, private practice, and integrated primary care. I use trauma-informed, strengths-based approaches with collaboration and attunement at the center of my work. I hold a feminist, justice-oriented framework, and am committed to learning about how your unique history and personal context impact the ways in which you experience the world. Drawing on my work with families, couples, individuals, and groups as a holistic health coach and yoga and meditation teacher, I employ body-based strategies for working with trauma and nervous system regulation to increase a felt sense of safety in your own body and around others.
My Specialties
I primarily work with couples/constellations and adult family members to help them hear one another, see one another, build empathy, communicate clearly, and slowly demystify the patterns underlying their relationship conflicts so that they can rediscover–or find for the first time–the deep and meaningful connections they long for. I employ evidence-based, strengths-based, and postmodern models including Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT), Gottman, parts work, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solutions Focused Therapy, Collaborative Language Systems, and Bowenian Intergenerational Family Therapy. I offer Discernment Counseling for couples considering, but not yet set on divorce or separation, and offer in-person Couples Intensives at our Bangor office.
Education and Career Background
MA in Couple and Family Therapy, Antioch University New England
BA, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University
Relational Psychotherapist, PSM Center for Relationships
EFCT Resident, PSM Center for Relationships
Behavioral Health Internship, Bucksport Regional Health Center
Intensive Outpatient & Adult Outpatient Internship, Acadia Hospital
Clinical Internship in Couple & Family Therapy, Center for Collaborative Family Therapy
Gottman Level 1 Training, Gottman Institute
Working With Couples & Money, Financial Therapy Clinical Institute
Building Racial Equity Training, The Center for Racial Justice Innovation
RYT-200, Gioconda Parker School of Yoga