Welcome Taylor Comito, MHC-P
Taylor Comito is a trauma-informed, strengths-based mental health counselor known for creating a warm, supportive, and genuine therapeutic environment. She believes that while reaching out for support can be difficult, doing so is an important step toward understanding yourself better and creating meaningful change in your life.
Taylor’s approach focuses on self-care, self-compassion, emotional regulation, and practical tools that clients can use in daily life while leaving room for curiosity, reflection, and honest conversation. She integrates evidence-based approaches such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (parts work), attachment-centered work, and mindfulness practices, tailoring each session to match the needs of the moment.
Taylor has supported individuals across the lifespan in both individual and group settings, including those navigating anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, grief, parenting challenges, identity concerns, family conflict, and self-esteem issues. Outside of her clinical work, she enjoys spending time with her cats, yoga, reading, being outdoors, and cooking or baking.
Commitment to Growth, Research & Community Impact
In addition to her clinical work, Taylor is passionate about strengthening mental health support beyond the therapy room and has been actively engaged in research and community outreach efforts.
She coauthored the peer-reviewed article “Barriers and Boosters of Adolescent Mental Health Recovery: The Dual Roles of Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences,” published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. This research explores how difficult early experiences can impact anxiety and depression, but it also highlights something hopeful: positive relationships and supportive environments can significantly strengthen recovery and resilience.
For clients, this work reinforces a core belief in Taylor’s practice: even when someone has experienced hardship, healing is possible, especially when protective support is present.
You can read the full publication here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032725016672
Taylor also helped facilitate the Trauma-Informed Peer Advocate (TIPA) program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. This initiative trains high school students to recognize signs of distress in their peers, respond in supportive ways, and connect them with trusted adults when needed. The program strengthens school communities by empowering students to care for one another while understanding their own limits.
The TIPA program was featured in The University of Nebraska Omaha College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences Annual Report. Read more here:
https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-education-health-and-human-sciences/news/2024/12/empowering-peer-advocates.php
The program has also been presented at the Nebraska Juvenile Aid & Juvenile Justice Conference in 2025, reflecting its relevance in supporting youth across educational and community systems. In addition, Taylor was invited to co-present this work at the 2025 Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association in Orlando, contributing to national conversations on trauma-informed, community-based mental health care.
