Taylor Garcia, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor & Perinatal Therapist in Katy, TX
Taylor Garcia is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Katy, Texas. She works with adolescents, parents, and women of all ages, and her practice centers on perinatal and postpartum mental health — pregnancy, the year after birth, and the transition into motherhood.
Her areas of focus include postpartum depression and anxiety, infertility and pregnancy loss, matrescence, ADHD in adults, boundaries, family of origin, parenting, and counseling for women at every stage. She also sees children and adolescents.
She holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Denver Seminary, is fully trained in EMDR, and is working toward the Perinatal Mental Health Certification through Postpartum Support International. She sees clients in person in Katy and online throughout Texas, and is currently accepting new clients.
Who I Work With
My experience in and out of the counseling office has led me to find success in working with adolescents, parents, and women of all ages. My areas of interest include ADHD, anxiety, boundaries, family of origin issues, life transitions — specifically the transition into motherhood — and parenting.
I approach counseling with the whole person in mind, treating mind, body, and spirit. I find it a great honor to be let into other people’s stories and witness their achievement in finding freedom and meaning in their lives.
A lot of the women I see are doing their best and feel like they are failing. New mothers who expected joy and connection and instead feel flat, or frightened, or furious. Mothers walking a road of grief rather than the expected joy, whether from the loss of a life or the loss of an expectation. Women with ADHD who spent thirty years over-functioning and are only now finding out their brain works differently. Moms of teenagers who have just now found the time and the space to care for themselves.
Women who want what is best for their families and still struggle to show up in the way they expect of themselves. That gap is workable, and closing it is much of what we do together.
I also see children and adolescents, though less often, since I do not keep after-school hours. Often the most useful work happens when a parent and I are working on the same thing from two directions.
How I Work
I believe the relationship between counselor and client is vital to the changes clients make in their lives, so I work to create a warm, empathic, and honest working relationship.
“You can’t go back and make a new start, but you can start right now and make a brand new ending.” — James R. Sherman
The hope in that line is what I believe is at the heart of the therapeutic process. Many of us have experienced loss, unmet needs, or trauma in childhood. We cannot go back and change those things, but we can find the agency today to be the person, partner, woman, or mother we want to be.
I am practical, and I also think there is usually something older underneath the thing that brought you in. We work on both. When something from your own childhood is shaping how you parent — and it often is, at least in part — EMDR can move that more quickly than talking about it will.
My master’s is from Denver Seminary, and I especially enjoy working with clients who want their Christian faith to be part of the process. How much that shows up in the room is up to you. Some people want prayer and Scripture to be an explicit part of the work, others simply want a counselor who shares their faith, and some would rather we spend the hour elsewhere. All three are welcome.
Training & Credentials
- Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling — Denver Seminary, Littleton, Colorado
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology — Texas A&M University
- Licensed Professional Counselor, State of Texas — License #77248
- EMDR trained — Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
- Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C), Postpartum Support International — in progress
Areas of Focus
- Perinatal and postpartum mental health
- Postpartum depression and anxiety
- Infertility and pregnancy loss
- Motherhood and matrescence
- ADHD in adults, especially women
- Anxiety
- Perfectionism and high-achieving women
- Boundaries and family of origin
- Parenting and life transitions
- Children and adolescents
COMMON QUESTIONS
IS WHAT I AM FEELING NORMAL, OR IS IT POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION?
The baby blues affect most new mothers and usually lift within about two weeks. If low mood, anxiety, rage, numbness, or intrusive thoughts are still there after that, or if they arrive months later, that is worth a conversation. Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are common and they are treatable.
I AM HAVING FRIGHTENING THOUGHTS ABOUT MY BABY. DOES THAT MEAN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH ME?
Intrusive thoughts are very common after birth, and they are not the same as intent. Most new parents have them and most are too frightened to say so out loud. Bringing them into a room where they are understood clinically rather than judged is usually an enormous relief, and there is effective treatment for them.
DO YOU WORK WITH WOMEN WHO ARE TRYING TO CONCEIVE, OR WHO HAVE LOST A PREGNANCY?
Yes. Infertility and pregnancy loss are perinatal mental health concerns, and they are often carried alone because the people around you do not know what to say. You do not need a living baby for this to be your territory.
WHAT IS MATRESCENCE?
Matrescence is the word for the developmental transition into motherhood, the way identity, relationships, body, and priorities all shift at once. It gets far less attention than adolescence, which it closely resembles. Naming it helps, because a great many mothers assume the disorientation means something is wrong with them.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE ADHD. IS IT WORTH LOOKING AT NOW?
Often, yes. Many women reach adulthood without a diagnosis because they compensated: over-functioning, over-preparing, working twice as long for the same result. That strategy tends to break down when the demands multiply, which is frequently in early motherhood. Counseling can help you understand how your attention actually works and build a life that fits it, and if medication is something you want to explore, I can point you toward a prescriber.
DO I HAVE TO BE A CHRISTIAN TO WORK WITH YOU?
No. I am a professional counselor who offers a Christian perspective, and it only comes into the room if you want it to. My degree is from a seminary, so it is a natural fit for people who want faith to be part of the work, and it is genuinely optional for everyone else.
DO YOU SEE CLIENTS IN PERSON, ONLINE, OR BOTH?
Both. I see clients in person at our Katy office and online throughout Texas. I do not keep after-school hours, so my availability is mostly during the day.
Getting Started
Here Comes The Sun Counseling is at 908 Avenue B #200 in Katy, Texas. I see clients in person there and online throughout Texas, and I am currently accepting new clients.
If you would rather ask a question before booking, that is fine too — call 832-278-2549 or use the contact form. Every first step here is the same: a free 15-minute phone consultation, at no cost and with no obligation.
If you are in crisis, or having thoughts of harming yourself or your baby, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or call the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-852-6262. Both are available 24 hours a day. We are not an emergency service.