Taylor Alexander, Nurse Practitioner

Taylor Alexander is a Board-Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in California who has been practicing since 2023. She earned her Bachelor of Science, with an emphasis on Public Health Education, from California State University San Bernardino. She then pursued her nursing degree at Western University of Health Sciences in their Master’s Program, becoming a Registered Nurse. Taylor completed her Master’s in Nursing under the Ambulatory Track, further specializing in Psychiatry. She went on to complete the Post-Master’s Certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing and then achieved Board Certification by the ANCC as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. For Taylor, her client’s goals and needs take precedence. She sees herself as a guide and professional educator, teaching clients about their diagnoses and empowering them to make informed decisions regarding their care. Taylor values the importance of active listening, ensuring her clients feel heard and supported throughout their mental health journey. Taylor’s approach to treatment is working with the client together to make decisions regarding their health and focusing on what their goals are as well as what clinically constitutes as the best decisions to create positive outcomes. Together they create a treatment plan that they can agree with that will provide optimal and desired results/ improvement to their health. Taylor specifically takes the approach of problem solving and reaching client’s goals. In her therapeutic practice, Taylor prefers to utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), DBT, ACT, motivational interviewing, and grounding techniques. She remains steadfast in the field of mental health, cognizant of the ongoing need for constant support and care for those battling mental health illnesses. She aims to help individuals achieve emotional and cognitive stability, enabling them to lead the life they envision. When not immersed in her professional life, Taylor enjoys being involved in regular volunteer work. It is important to her to take time away and recharge by exploring the beautiful world we have the privilege of living. Traveling is a huge love of hers as is spending time with her family and fur babies. She also enjoys writing in her spare time.