Tayler Scholes, PLPC
Meet Tayler
Tayler is a Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed School Counselor in the State of Missouri K-12 and earned her Master of Education in Counseling from Stephens College in 2020. Tayler has applied for her provisional counseling license and is a Licensed Missouri School Counselor for grades K-12. Her counseling experience includes working with children, adolescents, young adults, adults, and families. Her clinical interests include anxiety and depression, eating disorders, postnatal topics, mindfulness, and peaceful parenting.
Tayler’s approach to counseling is fluid in that it is client-centered. She approaches clients with unconditional positive regard and compassion; working with each person to tailor counseling to their beliefs and values. She works to create a supportive environment and places value on empathy and genuineness. Tayler views her role as a counselor as being a helper and guide through the therapeutic process towards growth and healing. She views the counselor-client relationship as a collaborative one.
Tayler aligns her counseling approach with cognitive-behavioral techniques (CBT) to work with clients to actively reframe thoughts and replace unhelpful thoughts with more helpful ones. In addition to using cognitive reframing, she focuses on feeling identification, emotional regulation, and healthy coping skills.
Tayler also incorporates play into her counseling practice when working with children. Play allows for children to express themselves, release stress in a positive way, while allowing for creative thinking and regulation of emotions. Children are able to express themselves and communicate through play. When working with children, Tayler understands the crucial role the family has in their child’s life. She is passionate about gentle parenting and educating others on this topic. Tayler works hard to communicate with caregivers and encourages their involvement in the therapeutic process.
Tayler works under the supervision of Dr. Chris Lawrence.
Specialty Areas
Anxiety
Depression
Body Image
Life Stressors
Teens and Young Adults
Payment Options
Cigna Insurance
Aetna Insurance
Medicaid Insurance
Private Pay
Session Availability
In-Person
Telehealth
