TAYLOR TRUSSELL
TAYLOR TRUSSELL, LPC, CFTTM
- Individuals and couples; adolescents and adults
- Licensed in the state of Georgia and Florida
ARFID – Money Disorders and Financial Stress – Anxiety – Depression – Men’s Issues – Eating Disorders – Neurodivergent Issues – Trauma
ARFID (AVOIDANT/RESTRICTIVE FOOD INTAKE DISORDER)
A particular area of focus for Taylor is ARFID, where a person engages in extreme avoidance of foods due to low interest in eating, fear of choking or nausea, or intense sensory responses that make certain foods unpleasant. Taylor uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ARFID (CBT-AR), the gold-standard treatment, to help clients overcome this avoidance through gradual exposures that challenge their anxious thoughts about eating.
FINANCIAL THERAPY
Taylor is a Certified Financial Therapist (CFTTM). Money is rarely just about money. It's tied up with anxiety, shame, family history, and relationship conflict. Taylor works with clients experiencing financial anxiety, compulsive or avoidant money behaviors, financial trauma, and money-related conflict in relationships. He helps clients (individuals and couples) understand the emotional and psychological patterns driving their relationship with money, and build healthier, more confident financial habits and communication.
EATING DISORDERS
Beyond ARFID, Taylor treats the full spectrum of eating disorders, drawing on a range of evidence-based approaches depending on the client's age and needs, including Family-Based Treatment (FBT), which empowers parents to play an active role in a teen's recovery; Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which builds concrete skills for managing emotions and distress without relying on disordered eating behaviors; and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps clients accept difficult feelings and act despite them. Prior to entering private practice, Taylor directed Walden Behavioral Care's eating disorder intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs and worked with adolescents, families, and adults. He was also the primary therapist for Walden's adult residential eating disorder facility in Georgia.
TRAUMA
Taylor is a rostered provider of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD. Originally developed to help combat veterans resolve trauma without having to relive the traumatic experience, CPT helps identify where and how trauma has shaped a person's thoughts about themselves, other people, and the world — and teaches clients to challenge those thoughts in real time so their thinking becomes "unstuck" from the trauma response.
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER/NEURODIVERGENCE
Neurodivergent individuals experience unique obstacles and challenges. Taylor takes a neurodivergence-affirming approach to help clients identify their strengths and particular challenges to achieve their goals.
MEN'S ISSUES
Therapy can be intimidating for men. Taylor specializes in helping men navigate a wide range of issues that include anxiety, depression, anger, relationships and parenting, stress, and mid-life crises.
EDUCATION
- Master of Science, Counseling Psychology
- Ph.D., Philosophy