About Tara
Tara Wright-Mitchell is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 20 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship troubles, low self-esteem, depression, and hard life changes. Her approach is straightforward and practical.
She aims to make starting therapy less intimidating for a worried parent reading on a phone. Tara creates a calm space where clients can say what they feel without judgment. She encourages honest conversation and small steps toward change.
How Tara works
Sessions focus on making everyday life easier and clearer rather than on jargon or labels. Her work draws on methods that teach skills for coping, managing difficult thoughts, and improving communication. She helps people notice what matters to them and take actions that match those values.
Practical tools and short exercises are commonly used between sessions. Tara pays attention to how attachment and early relationships can shape current behavior. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, blended family strain, caregiver stress, and problems around commitment and control.
Topics such as body image, guilt, forgiveness, and codependency are also within her focus. Sessions are aimed at building confidence, reducing overwhelm, and improving everyday functioning. Tara offers a supportive, steady presence while working toward realistic goals.
She encourages clients to try different approaches and find what feels useful for them.
Tara lists 9 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for low mood, anxiety, and handling life transitions by focusing on what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches skills to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and improving day-to-day functioning.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try methods that fit their needs. Over a few sessions the approach can be adjusted so clients use strategies that feel helpful and realistic for their life.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see nonverbal cues and do structured work together. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, practice of skills between sessions, and support when writing helps process thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
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