About Tara
Tara Boerner uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress and anxiety. She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of experience. Tara writes plainly and listens closely to understand each person's concerns and goals.
She focuses on relationship and family troubles, along with grief and loss. Addiction, trauma and intimacy-related issues are also within her areas of attention. Tara helps people who struggle with parenting, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder.
How Tara works
Her work also addresses caregiver strain, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness. Panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and women's issues are common topics in sessions. She guides people who want to build self-love and repair connections that matter.
Tara believes the client is the expert on their life and that strengths already exist to support change. Sessions aim to identify practical steps and small skills that make daily life easier. She encourages people to take the first step and acknowledges the courage it can take to begin therapy.
Practically, Tara offers a straightforward, empathetic approach. Conversations focus on real problems and useful strategies rather than jargon. She works with each person to set clear goals and track progress toward them.
What Tara works with
The areas below are the ones Tara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Two evidence-based therapeutic techniques commonly used are skill-focused work and loss-focused support. Skill-focused work teaches practical coping tools for stress, panic, and social anxiety so people can handle hard moments more effectively. Loss-focused support centers conversations on grief and mourning, helping someone process emotions and rebuild routines after a major loss.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s situation and adjust as progress is seen.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can require less bandwidth and fit a short break at work. Live chat and text messaging provide ongoing check-ins and brief moments of support between sessions. These options help people make therapy work around daily life and commitments.
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