- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting strain
- Caregiver support
About Tara
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting strain, and caregiver stress. Addiction, bipolar disorder, and attention-deficit concerns are also within her focus when they affect daily functioning.
Tara’s background includes work in hospice, adult inpatient psychiatric care, child welfare, juvenile justice counseling, and school social work. Those roles exposed her to many life stages and hard moments, and shaped a down-to-earth approach. She aims to meet people where they are and work at a pace that feels doable.
Sessions tend to emphasize clear goals, practical strategies, and improved communication. Tara pays attention to family and blended-family issues, divorce and separation, domestic violence effects, and the strain of caregiving. She also supports people facing midlife changes, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and recovery from post-traumatic stress.
People who connect with Tara often want straightforward help with life challenges, clearer boundaries, or better ways to cope day to day. She invites potential clients to take the first step and see how a few focused conversations can change how they manage stress and relationships.
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Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Missouri
Languages
English
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Tara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people learn coping skills for anxiety and stress through step-by-step practices and short homework tasks that build confidence. Another approach centers on improving communication and boundaries in relationships, using role-play and concrete language to practice new responses.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match their goals and preferences, and will adjust those methods as progress or needs change. This makes therapy a team effort rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy caregiving schedule by removing travel time and allowing meetings during breaks or between responsibilities. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or sessions that better match a client’s daily routine. Confirm the current session options before booking to know which formats are available and to choose what fits best.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Tara commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, caregiver issues, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anger, self-esteem, and career or life purpose questions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and straightforward, focusing on clear goals and doable steps. Sessions emphasize communication skills, coping strategies, and problem-solving that fit daily life.
What kind of experience does she have?
Tara has five years of clinical practice experience working in settings such as hospice, adult inpatient psychiatric care, child welfare, juvenile justice counseling, and school social work.
Where is Tara licensed and practicing?
She holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tara?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.