Therapist in La Mesa, California Kenya Taylor, Therapist
Gender Identity: Female
Ages Served: 15-75+
Appointments: Telehealth only. In-office visits not available
Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans
Kenya Taylor, MS, LMFT
Specializes In:
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
- Racial identity
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Attention & focus
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Autism: requires substantial support
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- General relationship issues
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
- Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
- Learning challenges
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Sports performance
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- ADHD
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attention & focus
- Panic attacks
- Stress management
- Ability status
- Aging
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Autism: requires substantial support
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- General relationship issues
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
- Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
- Marital stress or divorce
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Retirement
- Social injustice
- Stress from ongoing health issues
Family Therapy
Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.
- ADHD
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attention & focus
- Panic attacks
- Stress management
- Ability status
- Aging
- Autism: generally independent
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Autism: requires substantial support
- Body image
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- General relationship issues
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
- Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
- Learning challenges
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenting
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Retirement
- School behavioral issues
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Sports performance
- Stress from ongoing health issues
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 (MHN)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente (NorCal)
- Kaiser Permanente (SoCal)
- Magellan (D)
- 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
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San Diego State University
FAQs
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Kenya Taylor. You can also call 619-272-8387 to have someone assist you.
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 (MHN)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente (NorCal)
- Kaiser Permanente (SoCal)
- Magellan (D)
- 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.
Kenya Taylor works at:
Yes, Kenya Taylor does offer online telehealth visits.
No, Kenya Taylor is not currently offering in-office visits. They are offering online telehealth appointments.