- Flexible practical support
- Experience with addiction
- Attachment informed
About Tara
Tara Porphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and relationship concerns. She welcomes conversations about addiction, grief, sleep problems, and codependency. Tara writes in plain terms and aims to make the first steps toward support simple and manageable.
She brings ten years of work in a range of settings, including homes, offices, residential programs, and telehealth. That variety shaped a flexible style that adjusts to each person’s needs. Tara has worked with people across the lifespan and has supported those in substance use recovery as well as their family members.
Early work included leading groups and running individual and family-based counseling in a dual-diagnosis residential program. She also provided psychoeducation and used motivational interviewing with people in recovery. Those experiences inform how she approaches addiction and related family strain today.
Tara has substantial experience with anxiety, panic, depression, trauma, self-harm, and intellectual or developmental disabilities including autism. She has worked with at-risk children and teens in home settings and with parents one-on-one to reduce parenting stress that affects family life.
Her clinical style is eclectic and adaptable. She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods, along with attachment-informed and mindfulness tools when helpful. Tara focuses on practical steps in sessions and works with each person to set realistic goals.
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people notice how past bonds shape current reactions; it can be useful for relationship worries, abandonment concerns, and codependency. Client-centered therapy centers the person's own goals and perspective, offering nonjudgmental listening and support to help someone find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down difficult thoughts and behaviors into manageable steps and offers hands-on strategies for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Tara will ask about your goals, daily routine, and what has or hasn't helped before. She collaborates with clients to pick methods that fit their needs and adjusts over time based on progress and feedback.
Confirm the current session options before booking to know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when a full in-person visit isn't needed. It also makes it possible to continue care while managing work, family, or recovery obligations. Licensed professionals tailor session length and frequency to what works for each person.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Tara commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship issues, grief, sleep problems, addictions, codependency, trauma, and ADHD among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is flexible and down-to-earth. She blends client-centered listening with practical tools from CBT, mindfulness, and attachment-informed approaches.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has worked in mental health for ten years across homes, offices, residential programs, and telehealth, including group work and individual counseling in a dual-diagnosis program.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in New Jersey and practices with that credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tara?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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