Taylor Santiesteban, MS, LAC

Experience

Taylor Santiesteban is a Licensed Associate Counselor at Quality of Life Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. She provides individual therapy focused on helping clients navigate anxiety, stress, trauma, and major life transitions.

Her approach is grounded in collaborative, supportive care, meeting patients where they are without pressure. Taylor works with individuals who may feel stuck, disconnected, or emotionally worn down, even while functioning well in their daily lives.

Expertise

Taylor has a strong focus on trauma-informed care, including trauma and PTSD, complex trauma, and moral injury. She provides EMDR therapy under clinical supervision and incorporates practical tools to help patients better understand their responses, regulate emotions, and reconnect with themselves and others.

She also works with depression, anxiety, grief, relationship and family conflict, boundaries, and codependency.

Taylor has a particular commitment to supporting military members, first responders, and their families, with an understanding of the unique stressors associated with service-oriented roles.

Approach

Her therapy style emphasizes insight, emotional processing, and actionable strategies that patients can apply in their daily lives. She creates a structured but flexible environment where patients can safely explore difficult or traumatic experiences at their own pace.

Education

Master of Science (MS), Counseling Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC), Arizona