- Client-centered approach
- Skill-building focus
- Trauma-informed care
About Tara
Dr. Tara Harvey is an LPC with 20 years of experience offering counseling in Tennessee. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, and issues tied to relationships, intimacy, self-esteem, and parenting. Her work also covers concerns like ADHD, chronic illness, career changes, and compassion fatigue. She draws on a mix of approaches to meet individual needs.
Tara aims for straightforward therapy that focuses on daily life. Sessions often look at concrete steps to reduce overwhelming feelings and build coping skills. She uses client-centered listening to understand each person’s values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, while Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for emotion regulation.
Her background includes practice and teaching in a range of mental health settings. That experience shaped a practical style that balances emotional reflection with action. She describes therapy as a team effort where the person’s priorities guide the work.
Tara also uses Emotionally-Focused and Psychodynamic ideas when exploring relationship patterns and deeper emotional themes. Those approaches can help with attachment questions, abandonment concerns, and long-standing patterns that affect current life. She adapts methods to fit what the person finds most useful.
People looking to address life transitions, caregiving strain, body image, or recovery from interpersonal violence may find this approach helpful. She emphasizes hope and gradual change, aiming to help people build manageable routines and clearer choices.
Tara aims for straightforward therapy that focuses on daily life. Sessions often look at concrete steps to reduce overwhelming feelings and build coping skills. She uses client-centered listening to understand each person’s values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, while Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for emotion regulation.
Her background includes practice and teaching in a range of mental health settings. That experience shaped a practical style that balances emotional reflection with action. She describes therapy as a team effort where the person’s priorities guide the work.
Tara also uses Emotionally-Focused and Psychodynamic ideas when exploring relationship patterns and deeper emotional themes. Those approaches can help with attachment questions, abandonment concerns, and long-standing patterns that affect current life. She adapts methods to fit what the person finds most useful.
People looking to address life transitions, caregiving strain, body image, or recovery from interpersonal violence may find this approach helpful. She emphasizes hope and gradual change, aiming to help people build manageable routines and clearer choices.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Psychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English
Approaches that translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping people clarify their own goals and values; it helps when someone needs support to sort through choices and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change thoughts and behaviors; it is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing difficult routines. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication when feelings feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and daily realities. That collaborative plan can shift as progress is made or new priorities emerge.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, such as by reducing travel time and allowing appointments during work breaks. They also allow shorter check-ins when a quick review of skills is helpful, and they make it possible to use worksheets, breathing exercises, and behavioral homework between meetings.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, chronic pain and other health-related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She combines listening with skill-building to address immediate problems and longer-term patterns.
What experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of experience working and teaching in diverse mental health settings, which informs a flexible, grounded approach.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC licensed in Tennessee and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.