Taryn earned her Masters in Social Work from UCLA in 2009 and worked in nonprofit mental health settings in Los Angeles and San Francisco prior to joining CCA in 2016. Taryn enjoys helping people improve their quality of life through the development of meaningful self awareness and skill building. Taryn believes a trusting therapeutic relationship is an integral part of the therapeutic process and utilizes various techniques to meet the client where they're at in order to alleviate their symptoms. She draws from various modalities to inform her treatment, including mindfulness, motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy.