About Tara
Tara Wojtkunski is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia who helps people facing anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, bipolar disorder, and LGBT-related issues. She offers straightforward support for coping with life changes, stress, self-esteem struggles, and trauma. Tara writes in a direct way and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone worried about starting therapy.
She takes a calm, nonjudgmental approach. Sessions focus on listening first, then finding practical steps that fit the person’s life.
How Tara works
Tara uses a mix of methods to help people notice patterns, learn new skills, and make values-based choices. Her style balances hands-on tools with space to reflect. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and create small behavior changes.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotions feel overwhelming and people need clear strategies to cope. Tara also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters and take steps toward those goals. Client-centered principles guide how she builds a trusting, respectful relationship in sessions.
This combination supports people working through trauma, self-harm thoughts, gender questions, workplace stress, and more. With 12 years of experience, Tara brings steady experience without jargon. She works by meeting each person where they are and tailoring the pace to their needs.
People who want practical tools and an accepting space often find this approach helpful.
Tara lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intellectual disability
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
Practical approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small, meaningful steps toward them. It uses simple exercises to notice thoughts and choose actions that match what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing mood shifts. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can be helpful when feelings feel intense or unpredictable.Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your needs, try approaches that fit your goals, and adjust as progress is made. Together you decide which strategies to keep, which to modify, and how fast to move forward so the work feels manageable.
Online sessions can make consistent therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls let you see and hear the therapist for a full session. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be helpful when a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short conversations or ongoing support between appointments. These options give flexibility for scheduling, pacing, and communication style while using the therapist's chosen approaches.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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