Tara High, LPC

Tara High is an LPC who uses a practical, values-focused approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, and major life changes. She presents therapy as down-to-earth and action-oriented, helping people build tools they can use day to day. Tara mentions parenting and family concerns among her focus areas, and she is comfortable including faith or spirituality when clients want that included.

With ten years of professional experience, Tara blends client-centered techniques with cognitive behavioral strategies and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She draws on mindfulness and relationship-focused methods to address communication problems, intimacy concerns, and grief. Sessions emphasize clear steps, simple skills, and checking what actually helps in real life.

Tara names chronic pain, illness, and disability as additional focus areas and addresses issues such as codependency, isolation, and compassion fatigue. She also works with eating and sleeping problems, addiction-related concerns, and life purpose questions. Her approach aims to connect daily actions to the values people care about most.

Her style is described as warm and straightforward, with an emphasis on practical strategies rather than long theory talks. Tara says she responds to messages on weekdays and aims to be consistent while keeping a healthy work-life balance. Clients can expect collaborative sessions that mix reflection with concrete skill building.

Outside of work she is a parent who enjoys being outdoors, rock hunting, and spicy food, and she brings that lived perspective into how she supports people facing messy or exhausting life seasons.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, workable steps toward those values. It suits people dealing with anxiety, chronic pain, or motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like depression, anxiety, or sleep problems. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the client's perspective and uses listening, reflection, and empathy to help people make their own choices and feel understood.

Tara approaches finding the right method as a collaboration. She will talk with clients about goals, try approaches together, and adjust based on what fits each person's needs and preferences. The process emphasizes teamwork rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, and offering sessions during workday breaks or evenings. It also allows continuing care when relocating within the same state and can make scheduling more flexible for people managing chronic illness or caregiving duties.