About Tara
Tara Fulton-Butzlaff helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She supports those facing grief, addiction struggles, workplace strain, and the emotional fallout from trauma and abuse. Tara also addresses self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue.
She works with clients who are navigating life changes, commitment questions, or identity-related stress. Tara is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, working in Mississippi with 16 years of experience. She creates a calm space where people can talk without feeling judged.
How Tara works
Conversations focus on practical steps people can use between sessions. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first to understand what matters most, then helps set goals you can actually try.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's situation. Sessions cover a range of everyday problems like money worries, workplace conflict, jealousy, or family of origin issues. Tara also offers support for identity-related concerns such as LGBT stress and experiences of prejudice and discrimination.
She addresses both immediate coping skills and longer-term patterns that keep problems repeating. Tara emphasizes building skills for self-love, forgiveness, and healthier decision making. She helps people handle seasonal mood shifts, young adult transitions, and the aftermath of infidelity or betrayal.
The work aims to increase confidence and steady daily functioning. People who meet with Tara can expect practical tools, clear goals, and steady support while making changes at their own pace.
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
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Mississippi |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many clients find short-term, focused techniques helpful for reducing symptoms and building coping skills. One commonly used approach teaches practical coping strategies and behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms; it focuses on small steps and skills that can be practiced between sessions. Another approach emphasizes processing difficult experiences and emotions so they interfere less with daily life; this work helps people who struggle after trauma, loss, or painful relationship events.Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients are invited to give regular feedback so sessions stay useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction when that helps progress. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a quicker check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging give brief, ongoing access between scheduled sessions and can help maintain momentum while managing daily life.
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