Kenya Taylor, MS, LMFT,
About Kenya Taylor
Kenya Taylor, LMFT
Kenya Taylor has more than 20 years of experience in mental health while including anxiety and depression interventions for chronic health conditions, pain management, first responders and their families, women’s health, and successful aging to enhance individual, couples and family therapy. She continues to promote wellness in urban, rural and suburban communities. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Ms. Taylor has directed strategic plans for students, teachers, and families to address the diverse needs in schools, trauma, facilitated hundreds of prevention workshops, program evaluation, leadership development, staff engagement and satisfaction, risk management and cultivates ways to maximize excellence for continuous quality improvements, diversity and inclusion, solutions for success and Best Practices.
Ms. Taylor has a Master of Science in Counseling, specializing in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from San Diego State University, certifications in How to Plan, Implement & Sustain Intergenerational Programs, Geriatric Mental Health, and Primary Care Behavioral Health.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 15-75+
- Couples Therapy: Ages 27-75+
- Family Therapy: Ages 15-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Race, culture & mental health
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Autism with developmental delay
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood ADHD, attention or focus issues
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity & mental health
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- General relationship issues
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual disability (caregiver-supported care)
- Learning challenges
- Marital stress or divorce
- Mental health during perimenopause
- Mental health support for chronic pain
- Mid-life transitions
- Military, veteran, and first responder mental health
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenting
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social skills & communication
- Sports performance
- Stress related to discrimination & social injustice
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- ADHD
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Stress management
- Ability status
- Aging
- Autism with developmental delay
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity & mental health
- Family conflict
- General relationship issues
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual disability (caregiver-supported care)
- Marital stress or divorce
- Mental health support for chronic pain
- Premarital counseling
- Race, culture & mental health
- Retirement
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress related to discrimination & social injustice
Family Therapy
Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.
- ADHD
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Stress management
- Ability status
- Aging
- Autism spectrum & neurodivergence
- Autism with developmental delay
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Body image
- Caregiving
- Childhood ADHD, attention or focus issues
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity & mental health
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- General relationship issues
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual disability (caregiver-supported care)
- Learning challenges
- Marital stress or divorce
- Mental health during perimenopause
- Mental health support for chronic pain
- Military, veteran, and first responder mental health
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenting
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Race, culture & mental health
- Retirement
- School behavioral issues
- Social skills & communication
- Sports performance
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress related to discrimination & social injustice
Therapy Types
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- Family Systems Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Narrative Therapy
- Parenting Support
- Social Skills Training
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Shield of California (D)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Central Health Plan of California
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BC) (D)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Net
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente (NorCal)
- Kaiser Permanente (SoCal)
- Lakeside Medical (Regal Medical)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare West (TriWest)
Languages
- English
Education
- San Diego State University
Locations
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Questions About
Kenya Taylor
Please call us at 619-272-8387 to schedule an appointment with Kenya Taylor.
Kenya Taylor generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist. Please call 619-272-8387 to find out Kenya Taylor's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Kenya Taylor:
- Aetna
- Blue Shield of California (D)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Central Health Plan of California
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BC) (D)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Net
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente (NorCal)
- Kaiser Permanente (SoCal)
- Lakeside Medical (Regal Medical)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare West (TriWest)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 619-272-8387 to see how we can help.
Kenya Taylor is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
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Yes, Kenya Taylor does offer online telehealth visits.
No, Kenya Taylor is not currently offering in-office visits. They are offering online telehealth appointments.