Founder

Paige is co-host of “Till the Wheels Fall Off” podcast, has over a decade of experience in navigating difficult relationships, conquering life’s challenges, and working with others to overcome theirs. Her perspective, insight, and empathetic nature drives the content of Independently Strong as the primary course designer.

Founder & Clinical Architect

Christopher S. Taylor, Ph.D. LPC-S, author of My Digital Practice, host of the For Self-Examination podcast, founder of Taylor Counseling Group, Texas Mental Health Solutions, the Counseling for the Future Foundation and co-founder of the Empifany App. He is an adjunct professor of counseling ethics at Dallas Theological Seminary and Amberton University. Dr. Taylor utilizes existential psychotherapy to provide treatment for individuals struggling with loss of identity. In 2015, he was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to serve on the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors as a professional member. In 2018, he was unanimously voted as Vice-Chair of the board and was reappointed to a second term in 2019 and is currently serving as a councilman on the Behavioral Health Executive Council. Working with various state and private organizations such as Child Protective Services since 2008, Dr. Taylor has experienced the lack of community support for broken homes in both urban and rural communities. In an endeavor to alleviate this issue, Dr. Taylor served as the court coordinator and program developer for Legacy Family Court in Dallas County from 2013 to 2016. In 2015, Legacy Family Court was recognized as “An Agent of Change” by the Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse and was awarded an official resolution by Dallas County. In 2016, the Agricultural Commissioner appointed Dr. Taylor to serve on the Rural Health Task Force to assist in developing solutions for the expansion of mental health programs in rural Texas communities.

Dr. Taylor completed his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a concentration in existentialism at Texas A&M University. He continues to research and write on the subject of identity and existential development.

Founder

Matt Robinson has over a decade of experience in addiction recovery and 20+ years experience in navigating relationship challenges in addiction, and in recovery. In 2013, Matt sought treatment for drug and alcohol addiction after struggling with opiates, amphetamines, and alcohol for over a decade. Since then, he has become a featured figure by the Dallas Morning News, a volunteer in the treatment and recovery community, and an executive speaker discussing the lessons learned in recovery. Matt and his wife Paige started TWFO and its accompanying podcast “Till the Wheels Fall Off” in 2022 to help spouses and partners of alcoholics and addicts begin to walk their own recovery journey.