Hi, I’m Dr. Rebecca Taylor,
Licensed Psychologist, PsyD
Welcome! I’m Rebecca, a licensed psychologist. In my private practice, I have extensive experience in helping adults (18-64) to navigate relationship challenges, stressors, life transitions, anxiety, depression, emotional neglect, skin picking and hair pulling, and dealing with life if you happen to be a highly sensitive person (HSP).
I use an integrated and holistic approach to address your concerns, promote your growth, and expand and strengthen your sense of self. By doing so, you can build a more meaningful life and create more satisfying connections and relationships.
We can partner together to address a variety of concerns, such as:
finding new ways to relate to other people and creating more satisfying relationships
adjusting to the demands of life transitions, including breakups, divorce, and other losses
getting through graduate school
starting a new phase of your career or encountering career-related stressors
dealing with the aftermath of emotional neglect
understanding, feeling, and deciding if and how to express your emotions
changing your ways of dealing with conflict and relationship stressors
developing more internal and interpersonal supports
getting your needs met as a highly sensitive person (HSP)
figuring out what’s next in a life that feels complex and uncertain
dealing with hair pulling, skin picking or other body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs)
I have over 10 years of experience working with adults (ages 18–64) in private practice with the above concerns as well as three years working in university counseling centers.
Professional and Educational Highlights
Pennsylvania Licensed Psychologist #PS017330
Doctorate of Psychology (Psy.D.): Clinical Psychology, Adler University
Dissertation: “Body Responsiveness, Body Awareness, Alexithymia and Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in University Students”
APA-Accredited Internship: University of Pittsburgh Counseling Center
APPIC-Accredited Post-Doctoral Residency: Duquesne University Counseling Center
Master of Arts (M.A.): Counseling Psychology, Adler University
National Board Certified Occupational Therapist #970478
M.S., Occupational Therapy: University of Indianapolis
B.S., Music and Human Relations, University of Indianapolis
Three-Year Post-Graduate Training: Gestalt Institute of Cleveland
One-Year Specialization in Individual Therapy: Gestalt Institute of Cleveland
Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)-Knowledgeable Therapist: Dr. Elaine Aron and HSPerson.com
Professional Training Institute Certified: TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Disorders (BFRBs)
Trained EMDR therapist (EMDRIA-Approved): Institute for Creative Mindfulness
Continuing Education and Professional Development
More About My Professional Journey
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As an undergraduate, I majored in music and human relations and continued on to become an occupational therapist (OT). While working as an occupational therapist, I discovered my love of working with people in mental health.
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During my time at GIC, I connected more fully to my passion for supporting people’s ability to grow and change. I continued to expand my skills professionally and to grow personally. It felt like a perfect fit for who I was and the way I wanted to work with people.
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Both occupational therapy and Gestalt share a holistic, client-centered approach. I wanted to go deeper and bring that rich, affirming work into my work with individuals.
Becoming a psychologist was my way to do that — to take what I had quietly been doing as a mental health OT and offer it in a more intentional, expanded, and transformative way using what I’d learned at GIC.
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I wrote my dissertation on “Body Responsiveness, Body Awareness, Alexithymia and Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in University Students.” Currently, I am a PA Licensed Psychologist as well as a National Board Certified Occupational Therapist.
I love finding ways of integrating my OT knowledge and skill into my work as a psychologist by using a holistic approach, using mind-body methods, sensory modulation techniques, expressive therapy modalities, and experiential therapies.
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They’ve allowed me to develop my interest in listening, understanding people, being present and mindful, and exploring what gives meaning to life.
I relish helping people find meaningful connections to others while deepening their relationships to themselves, supporting people to connect to passions and activities that are life-giving, and accompanying people as they work through challenging life transitions.
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I completed a fourth year of post-graduate training at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, and additional consultation in using expressive therapy modalities in psychotherapy.
I am certified by TLC’s Professional Training Institute to work with people with BFRBs, and I am a Trained EMDR therapist. I also am a highly sensitive person (HSP)-knowledgeable therapist.
