Joe R. Taylor, MA, MFT

For thirty years, Joe has helped “Kids and Couples” as he likes to say. He loves to work with couples who are experiencing challenges in their marriage or relationship. Joe freely admits that his bias is to help the married couple find ways to make their marriage work. He teaches good communication skills, ways to learn and meet the needs of your mate, and takes the couple on a journey to look back at the family you grew up in as a way to understand how you now function in your marriage. When appropriate, Joe helps you utilize your spirituality as a means to strengthen yourself and your relationship.

He also has developed a specialty helping parents manage the behavior of their children as well as working directly with children and teens. He has consulted and taught classes for parent organizations, churches and schools. Since 2002, he has been working with children who have ADD/ADHD, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, and Sensory Processing deficits as well as children who just need positive and consistent parenting.

Joe earned a Master of Arts in Education in 1979, and a second Master of Arts in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling in 1997. In 2003, Joe completed training with the University of California, Davis Child CAARE Unit as a therapist-trainer for Parent Child Interaction Therapy.

Joe and Cheryl, his wife of 38 years have raised two daughters and have five grandchildren. Joe’s family roots are in Butte County. He and Cheryl moved to Chico in 2001.

Joe is a licensed Marriage Family Therapist (CA #MFC46406). He is the founder of Chico Creek Counseling, located in downtown Chico, California.

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