Tara Parisi, LMHC, LCPC

Tara Parisi is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 24 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, and life changes. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style and aims to make therapy feel straightforward and useful for everyday life.

Tara uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and narrative approaches to help people notice patterns and try different ways of thinking and acting. She listens closely, uses plain language, and often suggests small, doable steps to test what changes help most.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger, ADHD, panic attacks, and mood problems. She also helps with family origins, communication problems, caregiver stress, and the practical strain of divorce or separation.

Tara emphasizes collaboration. She encourages clients to name their goals and then chooses strategies together that fit those aims. She likes to use humor and genuine interaction to make sessions feel more human and less clinical.

Originally trained with a focus on counseling psychology and marriage and family approaches, Tara adapts her work to each person’s needs. She believes people already have strengths and skills, and she helps them recognize and use those resources to reach their goals.

Using CBT and Collaborative Methods Online

Many of Tara's approaches translate well to online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, panic, and low mood. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and building on a person's own strengths to support change and trust in the relationship.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tara treats therapy as a team effort and will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She adjusts strategies as progress is made and checks in regularly to make sure the plan still fits.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and interactive work, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework discussion, or when someone prefers not to use video. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels with remote care.