About Tara
Tara Huggler is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in California with 18 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, or big life changes. Tara focuses on practical steps that people can use day to day to feel steadier and more able to cope.
Her work often centers on building self-compassion and clarifying life purpose. She supports people facing chronic health issues, aging transitions, or the strains that come from demanding jobs.
How Tara works
Tara also helps those dealing with codependency, commitment concerns, family of origin problems, and relationship challenges including non-monogamous arrangements. Sessions aim to identify small, manageable shifts that add up over time. She talks through patterns that get in the way and helps people try new ways of responding.
Smoking and vaping cessation, hoarding, and infidelity are other areas she addresses in practical terms. Tara blends attention to emotional experience with concrete coping tools. She encourages clients to notice what works, adjust as needed, and build routines that support ongoing growth.
Her goal is steady progress, not quick fixes. People meet with Tara by phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging. Those options allow for flexible check-ins, shorter touchpoints, or fuller session conversations depending on what fits each person’s life.
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
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Evidence-based techniques in Tara’s work focus on practical skill building and noticing unhelpful patterns. One common approach emphasizes learning coping skills for daily stress and anxiety, teaching simple strategies to manage symptoms and stay functional during hard moments. Another approach centers on building self-compassion and clarity about life purpose, helping people reduce self-criticism and make values-driven choices about work and relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tara will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and current challenges and then suggest ways to proceed. She adjusts plans over time so the work fits what’s actually helping in someone’s life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people have fuller conversations and see facial cues. Phone sessions work well when video isn’t possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter check-ins or brief homework support easy to fit into a busy day. These options help clients keep continuity of care while matching format to their routines and needs.
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