Taylor Kent (Gibbs), LCSW

Taylor Kent (Gibbs) is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana with nine years of experience. She earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in social work from Indiana University and has worked with people across the lifespan, most often adults and adolescents. Over the course of her career she has addressed trauma, anxiety disorders, depression and other mood disorders, personality disorders, self-harm, and adjustment disorders.

Taylor’s approach is supportive and encouraging, rooted in a strengths-based perspective that helps clients recognize and build on their existing resources to reach goals and develop new coping strategies. She aims to create a therapeutic space where clients feel heard, accepted, safe, respected, and empowered. Authenticity is important to her practice, and she encourages open expression without judgment. Her style is typically laid back, conversational, collaborative, and she uses humor when appropriate.

Clinically, Taylor commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with motivational interviewing, humanistic and attachment-informed approaches, mindfulness, and narrative work. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and systemic methods as appropriate. Treatment planning is individualized and focused on the person rather than a diagnosis or label.

Taylor emphasizes the importance of finding a good fit with a therapist and invites prospective clients to ask questions to help them feel comfortable beginning the process. She looks forward to working with clients.