Taylor Buck, MA
Counseling Resident
(they/them)
I work with people who are tired of shrinking themselves to survive: queer and trans people, survivors, sex workers, neurodivergent people, and anyone carrying grief, anger, or the weight of systemic violence.
I don't believe in quick fixes or pathologizing your pain. I believe healing is messy, nonlinear, and deeply tied to connection — with your body, your voice, other people, and your own sense of what’s possible. In our work together we’ll move at the pace of trust, integrating conversation, body-based practices, parts work, and/or artmaking to meet whatever’s showing up.
My style is direct, compassionate, and collaborative. I’m not here to "save" you — I’m here to support you in getting to know yourself more deeply and building tools and capacities so you can live into your power, your imagination, and your right to take up space.
My practice is rooted in:
Trauma-attuned, somatic approaches
Queer theory and liberation psychology
Abolitionist and anti-oppressive frameworks (e.g. prison abolition and harm reduction)
Creativity and play as tools for survival and change
I have over 10 years of experience working with queer and trans street-based youth, women navigating houselessness, drug use, and mental health struggles, and people in or recently released from prison. I’ve also worked for many years with youth of all ages and in varying capacities.
I have an MA in Gender Studies from Central European University, where I focused on the intersections of transphobia, racism, liberalism, and constructions of the “mentally ill.” I’m now in my final year of another MA – this one in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Antioch New England, where art therapy has been my primary interest.
Whether you’re brand new to therapy or you’re looking for something specific in your mental health journey, if any of the above resonates for you, I’d love to connect.
Areas of Focus
Anxiety
Body Image / Disordered Eating
Depression
Disordered Eating
Embodiment / Somatics
Emotional Regulation
Grief & Loss
Identity
Intuition & Discernment
LGBTQ Identity
Nervous System Regulation
Neurodivergence
PTSD/C-PTSD
Racial Trauma
Relationships & Attachment
Self Esteem
Sex & Intimacy
Sexual Trauma
Spirituality
Stress
Transitions
Trauma & Abuse
Vitality
Fees
Through a partnership with Shelterwood Collective’s Sustainable Therapy Program, I provide weekly counseling and therapy for individuals on a sliding scale.
$40-$100 per 50-minute individual session
Insurance
I am not in-network with any insurance carriers.
Location
I offer sessions in person and via telehealth. My practice is located at Shelterwood Collective’s home location in Seattle’s Pioneer Square district (108 S. Jackson St).
“I have had to learn to invite my broken heart to dine with me at the table. It is meaningless to run now. My broken heart is not a judgment or a crime. It is a detailed record of how I have tried to meet the violence of the world with as much openness as possible.”