- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Tara
Tara Porphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping parents and individuals navigate stress, anxiety, parenting strain, and life changes. She brings a calm, direct style and practical strategies that parents can try between sessions. Tara writes in plain language and aims to make starting therapy feel manageable for busy families.
She has worked in mental health for ten years across home, office, residential, and telehealth settings in New Jersey.
Background and approach
That range means she has supported people in residential substance use programs, led groups, and provided individual and family-based counseling. She has also worked with people managing anxiety, depression, trauma, and self-harm. Tara has experience supporting caregivers, adoptive and foster situations, attachment issues, and people with intellectual or developmental disabilities including autism.
She often helps parents who want clearer routines, better communication with children, or tools to reduce household conflict. She also supports people facing grief, sleep problems, anger, and addiction-related concerns. Her style blends several approaches, including Attachment-Based work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused ideas, client-centered listening, and mindfulness techniques.
That mix allows her to tailor sessions to what each person needs most. Many sessions include skill practice, problem-solving, and check-ins on goals. Tara aims to partner with people to set realistic steps.
She helps clients identify small changes that make daily life easier. The emphasis is on practical progress parents can use right away.
What Tara works with
Everything Tara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tara helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tara lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Tara’s approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based work focuses on relationships and emotional connection. In sessions this often looks like exploring patterns in how people relate to caregivers and practicing small changes to improve connection and security. It can help with parenting stress, attachment concerns, and relationship patterns that affect family life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT sessions typically include short skill-building exercises, tracking thoughts or behaviors between meetings, and practical problem-solving for daily routines and sleep issues.
Tara treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about goals and try methods that fit their preferences and needs. Over a few sessions she and the client check what helps and adjust the plan together so work stays relevant and doable.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face-to-face when discussing sensitive topics. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for brief updates, homework, or when a shorter, written touchpoint fits into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling parenting and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Tara
What kinds of concerns can Tara address?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, addiction issues, depression, trauma and related concerns such as sleep problems and self-esteem.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Tara uses a flexible blend of attachment-informed work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused ideas, and mindfulness practices to fit each person's needs.
How long has she been practicing?
She has ten years of experience working in a range of settings including residential programs, in-home services, offices, and telehealth in New Jersey.
Where is Tara licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, in New Jersey and practices with that credential in mind.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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