About Tara
Tara Rappaport is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing relationship and intimacy concerns. She also supports clients working on self-esteem, motivation, and building confidence. Her style is straightforward and calm, aimed at making hard conversations easier to manage.
In sessions she creates an open space for sharing thoughts and feelings. She focuses on listening first, then helping people identify practical steps they can try between meetings.
How Tara works
The goal is to make progress feel doable rather than overwhelming. Rappaport has six years of clinical experience in California as an LMFT. That background shapes how she approaches common partnership challenges and worries about closeness.
She draws on methods that are grounded in research and adapted to each person’s situation. Clients can expect a collaborative process where goals are set together. She encourages small experiments and skill practice to build confidence and improve communication.
Progress is tracked in simple, concrete ways so people can see change over time. Tara emphasizes a nonjudgmental atmosphere. She reminds clients that starting therapy takes courage and offers steady support through the changes they want to make.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approach-driven care delivered online
Many of the techniques Tara uses come from evidence-based therapeutic methods that focus on communication and behavior change. One common approach helps people learn concrete communication skills to express needs and set boundaries more clearly; this is useful for resolving recurring conflicts and improving closeness. Another approach emphasizes building small habits and experiments to increase motivation and self-esteem; clients try short exercises between sessions and review what worked.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tara collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and pace. She checks in regularly and adjusts tools so they fit the client's day-to-day life rather than imposing a fixed plan.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets people check in quickly during a break, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep progress steady over time.
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