Staff Member Taryn Colgrove

Hi—I’m Taryn!
I believe it is imperative to provide a safe, affirming, and inclusive space for everyone I work with. My approach to therapy values diversity while acknowledging the reality of marginalization, inequity, and injustice. My style is non-coercive, non-pathologizing, sex-positive, and harm reduction based. I have experience and enjoy working with:

• Complex trauma/Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
• Anxious and avoidant attachment patterns
• LGBTQIA+ community
• Neurodivergence
• Women’s issues (socio-politically and health-related)
• Young adults/adults (18+)
• Individual therapy
• Relational therapy/relational communication

Therapy with me may look a little different—I’m neurodivergent and bring myself authentically and genuinely into my work. I encourage and support you in doing the same! I utilize a mix of therapeutic approaches including feminist, attachment-based, experiential, somatic, and internal family systems(IFS). I am skilled at working with clients to find the best approach(es) to fit their needs.

I really enjoy using experiential and somatic techniques to help people uproot their trauma rather than just treat symptoms. With a focus on how trauma responses, attachment adaptations, and our nervous system adjust to help us survive—rather than viewing them as “maladaptive” or through a pathologizing lens. I have found experiential and somatic techniques to be really beneficial for clients that feel “stuck”, have tried various therapeutic approaches without success, are unable to access feelings, or intellectualize rather than feel.

My educational background includes:

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology from The University of Texas at Dallas, 2017
• Bachelor of Science in Child Learning and Development from the University of Texas at Dallas, 2017
• Master of Science in Counseling from Southern Methodist University, 2023