Tara Brown, LMHC

Tara Brown is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Washington with eight years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and struggles with motivation and self-esteem. She also supports those coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and the challenges of life transitions.

Her approach aims to make sessions feel open and nonjudgmental. Tara listens first and helps people name their goals. She uses straightforward tools to build coping skills, manage intense emotions, and increase confidence.

Tara blends several practical methods depending on each person’s needs. She may use cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns. She may introduce mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness.

For people processing traumatic memories, she may incorporate eye movement desensitization techniques as one option. Dialectical behavior strategies can help with intense emotions and urges, and motivational interviewing may be used to support change efforts like reducing substance use.

Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and how to get there in small, manageable steps. Tara aims to teach skills that can be used between appointments. She invites questions about the process and adjusts methods to fit each person’s pace and goals.

How specific approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy centers the person’s goals and priorities and focuses on understanding what matters most to them. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, reflects concerns back, and helps the person choose steps that feel doable. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It introduces clear exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking and build coping skills useful for anxiety and depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Tara will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide if CBT, client-centered methods, DBT skills, EMDR techniques, or mindfulness practices best match the person’s needs and pace.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow quicker check-ins on difficult days. It can also let people choose a quieter time for focused work or use video or phone options that suit their bandwidth or comfort. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises - like thought records, mindfulness practice, or emotion regulation tools - to work well in remote sessions.