I am licensed in Pennsylvania with 8 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & coping with grief and loss. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Postpartum depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
PA LPC PC008756
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She is amazing and makes me think and gives me real life scenarios as examples to help and talks to me like a friend
Written on Dec 20, 2023 after therapy with Tara for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and anger management
Tara is an awesome therapist who has helped me to understand myself better. I'm thinking more clearly, and I'm less anxious than I thought possible
Written on Oct 31, 2023 after therapy with Tara for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, and anger management
Great work targets what the issues you have and tries different methods of approach to fix them
Written on Sep 15, 2023 after therapy with Tara for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self esteem