Tara High, LPC

Tara High is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who combines practical tools with a warm, down-to-earth style. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship problems, low self-esteem, grief, and feeling stuck. Her approach is hands-on and values-centered, helping people take small steps toward the life they want.

Tara draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered counseling, mindfulness practices, and Gottman-informed relationship ideas. She uses these methods to build skills for coping, managing emotions, and improving communication. Sessions emphasize clear strategies that people can use between meetings.

With 10 years of professional experience practicing in Idaho, Tara has supported people through addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar mood concerns, and major life changes. She also addresses issues such as chronic pain and illness, codependency, work and career stress, and compassion fatigue. Her work includes helping clients with eating and sleep concerns, social anxiety, and building self-love.

Tara offers sessions in English and French and provides several online formats to fit different needs. She aims to be practical and straightforward, while also making room for the values and beliefs that matter to each person. Outside work she enjoys outdoor time, rock hunting, and spicy food, and she brings that real-life perspective into her therapeutic style.

Clients who choose Tara can expect collaborative conversations, clear skill-building, and concrete options for managing day-to-day challenges and long-term goals.

Therapeutic approaches useful for online care

Many of Tara's approaches translate well to virtual sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing everyday stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people to notice uncomfortable thoughts and feelings while clarifying what matters most to them; it supports coping with chronic pain, life transitions, and persistent worry.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes an accepting, nonjudgmental relationship. The therapist asks open questions, reflects what is said, and helps people find their own solutions. Tara works collaboratively to choose which approach or combination feels right based on each person's goals and preferences.

Online therapy offers real flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and communication work. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option for focused conversations. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone needs a short, timely message instead of a full session. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to try different ways of working until the best fit is found.