I know that finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming, especially when you're already struggling and in need of support. I believe that feeling seen and heard can serve as a powerfully reparative experience, especially in a space of non-judgment and acceptance. I am honored and committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment to help clients connect with themselves in an emotionally vulnerable, safe, and self-compassionate way. I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, utilizing a neuro-biologically focused approach that restores the authentic-self with self-regulation, wholeness, and a feeling of aliveness.
Somatic Experiencing supports discharging fight/flight/freeze response that becomes physically trapped in the nervous system and body tissue. I provide individual, group, marriage, and family therapy to children and adults struggling with attachment trauma, grief, displacement/migration, eating disorders, codependency, addictions, and PTSD.
I'm trained in EMDR, Creative Arts Therapy, Sound Healing, Jungian Theory, and Self-Compassion. I tailor to the needs and preferences of my clients to provide a space that nurtures safety, support, trust, and a capacity for emotional intimacy and vulnerability. Play and curiosity are at the heart of what I do and believe therapy can be an enjoyable process.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Codependency, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Immigration Issues, Mood disorders , Post-traumatic stress, Somatization, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Tara is a smart, intuitive and learned therapist. She is gentle and kind and has many techniques to deal with things that come up. I really value our sessions together.
Written on Apr 15, 2022 after therapy with Tara for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Tara is a wonderful therapist who has helped me overcome so much in the short time we’ve been working together! I always look forward to our sessions and come away with actionable steps to improving my life and wellbeing
Written on Jan 18, 2022 after therapy with Tara for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and coaching
Tara is a wonderful therapist and working with her has done absolute wonders for me so far. With her help —particularly through her use of somatic approaches— I’ve been learning how to nurture feelings of safety and security within; how to allow space for my difficult and painful parts (thoughts, feelings and beliefs rooted in a largely repressed past) while remaining grounded and in touch with the neutral here and now. Over the last couple of months, I’ve gone from struggling with severe dissociative episodes, toxic shame/self-blame and suicidal ideation.. to no longer feeling so acutely helpless and hopeless, and actually developing a friendly relationship towards myself. I have a greater understanding as to WHY I struggle with the things I do, and this understanding has led to an increased ability for self-compassion and patience. Gradually, I am beginning to feel more like a whole person, and having only ever had a very fragmented, unstable sense of self, I can’t really describe how fundamentally life changing that is.
I still have work to do, but the healing that has taken place since meeting Tara is undeniable and, quite frankly, remarkable. I would wholeheartedly recommend her, especially if you struggle with childhood trauma and attachment issues.
Written on Jan 04, 2022 after therapy with Tara for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and adhd