Taylor Austin

RSW. MA. (she/her)

Registered Social Worker

Taylor is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with a bachelors degree regulated by the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW). She has completed a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and is actively pursuing registration to become a provisional psychologist!

Taylor brings 10 years of experience as a social worker with previous roles in the Ministry of Children’s Services as well as in mental health with the Correctional Service of Canada. More recently, she has worked as a medical RSW on acute hospital units. Having worked in numerous front-line jobs, Taylor is an ally and advocate for supporting the mental health of anyone that assists their fellow human. With family in uniform, Taylor also knows what it is like to love a first responder. This experience of living and loving the front-line provides a unique opportunity to relate to and support not only public safety personnel, but also their loved ones.

Taylor’s approach to therapy is humanistic and holistic with. With your input, she will use interventions that align with your goals and values. For trauma work and related symptoms, she employs Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and to help move her clients towards health faster. Taylor offers in-person and virtual sessions. She is covered by many, but not all, insurance companies as an RSW.

  • Adults | Adolescents (12+)

    Corrections | Healthcare Professionals | Mental Health Providers | Public Safety Personnel | School/Education | Veterans

    BIPOC | Indigenous Peoples | LGBTQ2IA+ | Refugees | Vulnerable Populations

  • • ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)

    • ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy)

    • Attachment-Based

    • CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

    • Culturally Sensitive

    • Eclectic

    • Family Systems

    • Feminist

    • Forensic Psychology

    • Gestalt

    • Humanistic

    • Mindfulness

    • Motivational Interviewing

    • Narrative

    • Person-Centered

    • Positive Psychology

    • Rogerian Method

    • Strength-Based

    • Systems Theory

    • Trauma Focused

  • • Addictions / Substance Use

    • Adult children of alcoholics

    • Anger

    • Anxiety

    • Athletes / Sports Psychology

    • Attachment Issues

    • Behavioural Intervention

    • Bipolar Disorder

    • Boundary Setting

    • Burnout

    • Career Guidance

    • Career Transition

    • Childhood Trauma

    • Chronic Illness

    • Chronic Pain

    • Co-Dependency

    • Compassion Fatigue

    • C-PTSD (Complex PTSD)

    • Complex Trauma

    • Crisis Debriefing

    • Depression

    • Developmental Trauma

    • Dissociation

    • Divorce

    • Emotional Disturbance

    • Family Conflict

    • Forensic Psychology

    • Gender Identity

    • General Psychosocial Intervention

    • Grief / Loss

    • Indigenous Issues

    • Infidelity

    • Intergenerational Trauma

    • Internet Addiction

    • Interpersonal Issues

    • Life Transitions

    • Men’s Issues

    • Mental Resilience

    • Mood Disorders

    • MVA / MVC (Motor Vehicle Accident/Collision)

    • Narcissistic Parents

    • Operational Stress

    • Pain Management

    • Parental Relationships

    • Parenting

    • Perfectionism

    • Personality Disorders

    • Physical Disabilities

    • Post-Partum Depression

    • Pregnancy / Prenatal

    • PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)

    • Relational Trauma

    • Relationships

    • School Related Issues

    • Self-Harming

    • Self-Worth / Self-Esteem

    • Sex / Gender Concerns

    • Sexuality

    • Stress Management

    • Suicidal Ideation

    • Trauma

    • Women’s Issues

  • English