Meet Our Clinician

Taylor Lopez Boodooram, SSW

Hi, I’m Taylor (she/her). I’m a therapist-in-training, a daughter of immigrants, a storyteller, and someone who believes deeply in the healing power of being witnessed.

My role at Manaaki Mental Health is more than just a title, it’s a calling rooted in culture, resistance, and care. As a clinical social work intern and a licensed Social Service Worker (SSW) in Utah, I specialize in supporting women of color who are navigating trauma, identity shifts, cultural pressure, and the silent weight of invisibility.

I know what it’s like to carry pain that isn’t entirely your own. To be the strong one. To make space for everyone else. To wonder if your story matters.

Let me tell you: It does. And there’s space for it here.

Welcome, I'm Glad You're Here

My Approach

I’m currently completing my Master of Social Work, and I bring a unique blend of professional training and lived experience into every session.

My approach is culturally grounded, trauma-informed, and attuned to the emotional realities of women who’ve been asked to be everything for everyone. Whether you’re navigating family expectations, carrying the weight of generational patterns, feeling stretched thin by the need to be everything for everyone, or longing to feel truly seen, I create space for your story to unfold gently, without judgment.

At Manaaki, our work isn’t about “fixing” you. It’s about honoring the ways you’ve already survived. Together, we’ll slow down, soften, and explore how healing can feel familiar, embodied, and deeply your own.

Rooted in Culture and Compassion

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Somatic and Mind-Body Techniques

Narrative and Culturally Responsive Practices

To help you find your values and live more freely in alignment with them, even in the presence of pain.

To bring awareness to the stories you’ve internalized and gently challenge the ones that no longer serve you.

To reconnect with your body as a source of wisdom, not just survival.

To help you reclaim your voice, explore your identity, and write a new story—one where you get to take up space.

I’m a Trinidadian-American woman with South Asian roots. My family lineage is shaped by immigration, colonialism, resilience, cultural duality, and so is my work. I understand firsthand how the intersections of race, religion, gender, and tradition shape how we show up in the world.

This background gives me a special commitment to culturally attuned care. In our work together, I won’t ask you to explain away your values or abandon your identity. We’ll make room for all of it: your culture, your ancestors, your grief, your spirituality, and your joy.

You don’t have to shrink parts of yourself to heal here.

My Cultural Lens

I work primarily with adult women (18+) of color who are:

  • Carrying cultural or intergenerational trauma
  • Dealing with anxiety, overthinking, or burnout
  • Wrestling with shame or guilt tied to religion or family expectations
  • Trying to reconnect with their body and intuition
  • Ready to create new boundaries, identities, or ways of being
  • First- or second-generation daughters of immigrants
  • Veterans or military-affiliated women processing complex life transitions

Whether you’re in crisis, in between, or simply curious...guess what? (Spoiler: I’m here for it all.)

Who I Work With

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Curious what therapy with Taylor at Manaaki Mental Health is like? Learn what to expect, how culture is honored, and why you deserve care that sees all of you.

July 3, 2025

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Tired of carrying your family’s emotional weight? Learn how therapy with Taylor can help eldest daughters, especially women of color, release guilt, reconnect with themselves, and heal.

June 25, 2025

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Somatic therapy rooted in cultural wisdom helps women of color release trauma and reconnect with their bodies. Learn with Taylor how to honor identity, ancestry, and embodied healing.

June 18, 2025

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Somatic therapy helps women of color heal anxiety, regulate the nervous system, and reconnect with their bodies. Learn more with Taylor at Manaaki.

June 11, 2025

Outside the therapy room, I’m a photographer, writer (Shameless plug incoming: check out the blog for some pieces I've written!), and deep feeler. I find healing in warm light, ancestral recipes, and connecting with my community. I’m also a veteran, and I carry the resilience of that experience into my clinical work.

You may notice I’m holding a camera in my photo  (That was an intentional choice). Before I became a therapist, I was a full-time photographer (still am!), specializing in elopements, love stories, and everyday moments of intimacy. Photography taught me how to see people without needing to fix them. It taught me to notice the quiet, sacred in-between moments like the softening of shoulders, their first real laugh, the way someone shines when they feel safe.

Now, in therapy, I bring that same lens. I’m still witnessing people...just without the shutter. I hold space instead of a frame. The camera is a symbol of how I’ve always done this work: with gentleness, with curiosity, and with reverence for every person’s story.

When I am holding my camera, it is a reminder that healing begins when we are truly seen. And I hope you feel seen here.

A Bit More About Me

Cultural Honoring
Your background, language, and traditions matter.

Radical Softness
Strength isn’t always loud. Sometimes, healing looks like resting.

Community Healing
We don’t heal in isolation. We heal in relationship with ourselves, our ancestors, and each other.

Sacred Wholeness
Whether it’s faith, tradition, or something deeply personal, your sources of strength and guidance are welcome here.

My Values

Let's Work Together

Request an Appointment

If something in this resonated, whether it was a single sentence or a deep gut feeling, I invite you to reach out.

You deserve therapy that sees you.

You deserve a space where you don’t have to explain your culture, code-switch, or perform strength.

You deserve to feel safe, seen, and supported.

If you’re ready to begin your journey, I’d be honored to walk with you.

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