About Tara
Tara Trammell helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, down, or unsure how to handle big life changes. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 17 years of experience based in South Carolina. Tara writes and talks plainly in session to make conversations easy to follow.
She aims to create a respectful, compassionate space for people to talk about what matters most to them. Tara blends practical techniques with a focus on each person's story.
How Tara works
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also relies on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client's lead and build understanding through listening. Meditation and mindfulness techniques are part of her work when helpful, to reduce stress and bring attention back to the present.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons for change and set manageable goals. Narrative Therapy can be used to separate a person from painful events and rewrite difficult chapters. Over her career Tara has supported people coping with depression, anxiety, grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, bipolar concerns, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and parenting or family stress.
She has additional focus in areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiving strain, chronic illness or pain, and communication problems. Tara approaches each person as an individual and tailors the plan to fit real life. She encourages small steps, clear goals, and steady progress through honest conversation and practical strategies.
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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
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
How Tara’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's priorities. The therapist reflects what she hears and helps people find their own solutions, which is useful for relationship worries, grief, and self-esteem struggles.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress management.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches brief practices that bring attention back to the present moment. These skills can reduce reactivity to stress and make coping with chronic pain or strong emotions easier.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tara will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. She adjusts techniques as progress is made and as needs change.
Online sessions let people fit therapy into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when tone and body language matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on slow connections. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, step-by-step problem solving, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options increase flexibility and make it easier to keep momentum between sessions.
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