Meet the Director

Dr. Taylor psychologistAndrea Taylor, PhD
Assistant Professor – Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director – UTHealth Houston Pre-Doctoral Psychology Internship Program

Andrea N. Taylor, PhD, is the Training Director of the UTHealth Houston Doctoral Psychology Internship Program. Dr. Taylor has been involved with the internship program since she joined the faculty of the Louis A. Faillace, MD., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in 2013. That same year, the internship was established by her predecessor, Katherine A. Loveland, PhD.

Dr. Taylor received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Boston University where she trained at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. She completed her internship at the Clinical Psychology Training Consortium at Brown University, focusing on Behavioral Medicine and Addictions. Her postdoctoral training brought her to Houston and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where she continued to work with individuals with smoking cessation, affective and anxiety disorders, and health-related conditions, including cancer.  She is a licensed clinical psychologist in Texas.

Clinically, Dr. Taylor currently provides care through the UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center, which offers focused treatment to individuals throughout Texas with PTSD and other trauma-related conditions. During her time at UTHealth Houston, she has also provided inpatient care at the Harris County Psychiatric Center, outpatient care at LBJ Hospital, services through UTHealth Student Health Services, and care within the UT Physicians outpatient multi-specialty system.

Dr. Taylor’s experience as a clinical educator dates back to the mid-1990s and is central to her work at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Taylor enjoys supervising, mentoring, and teaching others and is a member of the Academy of Master Educators at the UTHealth McGovern Medical School. Dr. Taylor is also passionate about interdisciplinary education and participates in teaching activities that involve several of our UTHealth Houston Schools. Before becoming Training Director of the UTHealth Houston Doctoral Psychology Internship Program in 2025, Dr. Taylor served for a year as an Associate Training Director.