Who We Are
Ben Taylor, LCMHC
Effective counseling requires a good match between therapist and client. You're looking for answers and Ben aims to teach clients how to manage their thoughts and emotions. While he loves learning his client’s stories, he loves teaching them how to handle their most difficult thoughts and emotions even more. He views his role as a therapist to not just listen to you, but to help better manage your thoughts and emotions.
Ben is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and co-owner of Sycamore Counseling Center. He specializes in the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety, PTSD, and Panic Disorder. He also works well with depression, life transitions, and marriage/relational problems.
He holds Master’s of Science in Counseling from Milligan University. He primarily utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) or similar treatment models such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP for OCD/Panic). He is a Level I Gottman Method therapist. Ben is also a licensed professional counselor (LPC-MHSP) in Tennessee (#3948)
He is a native of East Tennessee. In his free time, Ben enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter. You can also find him stomping around the local outdoors hiking or fly-fishing. On Saturdays in the fall, he’s another emotionally dysregulated Vols fan.
Lindsay Taylor, LCMHC
Lindsay is a natural advocate. She loves engaging with members of her community from all walks of life. She hopes to support her clients in developing self-worth, establishing boundaries, and in advocating for themselves and their families. She passionately believes that every person has a right to express their needs/ wants and hopes her clients feel emboldened to do so through the therapeutic relationship.
Lindsay is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and co-owner of Sycamore Counseling Center. Though she has experience treating a wide variety of perinatal issues, she works well with individuals who are pregnant or postpartum and also experiencing anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and depression. Lindsay also feels particularly honored to work with parents of children with complex medical needs.
She holds a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Milligan University. Her specialized training for pregnant and postpartum individuals provides a deeper understanding of the unique issues her clients are experiencing. She primarily utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to support you through the tough stuff that comes in life, to find freedom from your thoughts and feelings, and to live a more values-driven life.
She is also a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC-MHSP) in Tennessee (#4112).
In her free time, Lindsay enjoys spending time with her family. She enjoys doing anything creative, reading the latest novel, and trying new recipes.