For Referring Providers

Taylor Garff, M.Coun., LCPC, CMHC, LPC, CCATP, provides telehealth therapy for adults managing anxiety and LGBTQ+-affirming care, licensed in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Connecticut, and Florida. Here is what a referring provider needs to know before sending a client this way.

Quick Facts for Referring Providers

  • Provider: Taylor Garff, M.Coun., LCPC, CMHC, LPC, CCATP

  • Format: Telehealth only

  • First contact: Free 15-minute consultation, no forms required first

  • Contact: 509-903-6024, taylor@innerhearttherapy.org

  • Licensed in: Idaho (LCPC #7150), Utah (CMHC #6004), Colorado (LPC #0018672), Connecticut (LPC #8118), Florida (TPMC #1034)

  • Telehealth registration: Delaware, South Carolina

  • Insurance accepted: Aetna, Cigna, Oscar, UnitedHealthcare, Carelon, Blue Cross of Idaho, Regence of Idaho, Regence of Utah, Anthem BCBS Colorado, Anthem BCBS Connecticut, ClaimDOC, UMR (billed through Alma, Tava, and Headway)

  • Payment: Private pay also accepted

  • Specialties: Anxiety, including generalized, high-functioning, social, and anticipatory anxiety, panic, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and burnout

  • Also provides: LGBTQ+-affirming care for clients exploring identity or coming out

  • Approach: Polyvagal-informed, person-centered, cognitive behavioral work, HeartMath breathwork, solution-focused

  • Certifications: HeartMath, Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) through Unyte, Certified Cliniclal Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP)

Clients Who Tend to Be a Good Fit

Referrals are especially welcome for adults who:

  • Experience persistent worry, overthinking, anticipatory anxiety, or difficulty turning their brain off

  • Have panic symptoms or feel chronically keyed up, tense, or overwhelmed

  • Struggle with perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, or difficulty setting boundaries

  • Want practical tools alongside insight-oriented therapy

  • Are interested in understanding anxiety through both cognitive and nervous-system approaches

  • Are LGBTQ+ and want affirming therapy where identity does not need to be explained or defended

  • Are working through minority stress, coming out, family or relationship strain, or religious deconstruction

  • Prefer telehealth and are comfortable participating actively in therapy between sessions

Inner Heart Therapy works with adults 18 and older. Clients who need a higher level of care, intensive crisis support, or ongoing in-person treatment are better served by a provider or program designed for those needs.

How Sessions Work

Every new client starts with a free 15-minute consultation before any paperwork or scheduling. This conversation gives them a chance to ask questions and gives me a chance to confirm fit. From there, sessions run on a regular telehealth schedule suited to the client.

Referrals and Availability

Is Inner Heart Therapy accepting new referrals?

Yes, new referrals are welcome. Every new client starts with a free 15-minute consultation before any paperwork, giving both the client and me a chance to confirm the fit before scheduling a first full session. The most direct path is having the client book the consultation on the website, though a direct message from you first works well too if you want to talk through a case before making the referral.

What are your primary areas of focus?

Anxiety is the through-line of the practice, showing up as generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and burnout. Nervous system dysregulation and boundary-setting come up often alongside anxiety, and LGBTQ+-affirming care, including identity exploration, coming out, minority stress, and religious deconstruction, is a core focus as well. A client who wants an active, skills-based approach paired with nervous system regulation tends to be a strong fit.

Is there a wait to be seen?

Wait times shift with the season and current caseload. The free 15-minute consultation is the fastest way to find out the current timeline for a specific client.

Licensing, Insurance, and Format

What states are you licensed in?

Idaho (LCPC #7150), Utah (CMHC #6004), Colorado (LPC #0018672), and Connecticut (LPC #8118), plus Florida (TPMC #1034). Delaware and South Carolina are covered through telehealth registration rather than a full license, so referrals from those two states are welcome as well.

Do you accept insurance?

Yes. Inner Heart Therapy is in-network with select carriers across the licensed states, billed through Alma, Tava, and Headway. Coverage varies by state and plan, so the best way to confirm a specific client's insurance is in-network is to check during the free consultation or reach out directly. Private pay clients receive a superbill after each session, ready to submit to their insurance carrier for out-of-network reimbursement.

Is this telehealth only?

Yes. Every session runs by telehealth through a secure video platform, so a client attends from home, a private office, or anywhere else with a stable connection and privacy. Because the practice is fully online, referrals are welcome from anywhere within the states where I provide care, including rural and underserved areas.

Clinical Approach and Coordination

Do you work with LGBTQ+ clients?

Yes. LGBTQ+-affirming care is central to the practice, including identity exploration, coming out, minority stress, and religious deconstruction for clients managing a shift away from a faith background. Referrals for clients working through family or community strain related to identity are welcome too.

What's your clinical approach?

Sessions draw from polyvagal-informed and person-centered therapy, cognitive work on thinking patterns, HeartMath breathwork, and solution-focused techniques, with the nervous system as the throughline connecting the approaches. The goal centers on building tools a client uses between sessions, alongside insight.

Will you coordinate care with me about a shared client?

With a signed release of information on file, coordinating care is standard practice: a periodic update, a conversation about a treatment plan, or a heads up if something shifts clinically. Reach out any time once the release is signed, and coordination happens directly rather than through the client as a go-between.

What happens if a shared client needs a higher level of care or is in crisis?

Telehealth sessions are not equipped to replace emergency care, so a client in crisis is directed to call 911, go to the nearest emergency room, or contact 988. The next scheduled session after an emergency includes a check-in on what happened and whether a higher level of care makes sense going forward. Reach out directly any time you want to coordinate on next steps for a shared client.

How to Refer a Client

If you have a client who might be a fit, let them know they are welcome to reach out to me directly. Have them call 509-903-6024 or email taylor@innerhearttherapy.org to schedule their free 15-minute consultation, no forms or client information required from you. A quick heads up is welcome if you want to send one, though not necessary.

Copy/Paste Referral Information

Feel free to send this directly to a client:

Inner Heart Therapy provides online therapy for adults dealing with anxiety, panic, perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, and LGBTQ+ identity-related concerns. Taylor Garff offers telehealth in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Delaware, and South Carolina and accepts several major insurance plans in ID, UT, CO, CT, and FL. New clients start with a free 15-minute consultation. Visit innerhearttherapy.org to learn more or schedule a consultation.