- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Tara
Tara Danks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on common parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, relationship worries, and challenges with attention and concentration. Tara aims to meet people where they are and make the first steps toward change feel manageable.
She uses straightforward conversation to identify what’s getting in the way of day-to-day functioning. Sessions are practical and collaborative.
Background and approach
Tara works with clients to set small, realistic goals and build coping strategies that fit busy lives. Tara tailors each plan to the person in front of her rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions. That can mean skill-building for managing anxiety, experimenting with new communication habits, or trying simple routines to support focus.
She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every interaction. Parents often want clear, usable tools they can try between sessions. Tara helps people break problems into steps and track what changes help most.
She also supports those facing broader life transitions, grief, or challenges tied to health and caregiving. Sessions combine listening with practical suggestions. Tara aims to empower clients so they can make steady progress toward a more balanced life.
If someone wants direct guidance, close collaboration, and a down-to-earth approach, she may be a good fit.
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
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Eating and food-related issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Practical approaches and flexible online care
Evidence-based techniques focus on skills you can use right away. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills for anxiety and stress through step-by-step practice and simple routines. This helps people manage intense moments and reduce overwhelm over time. Another useful method centers on improving attention and concentration with concrete strategies for organization, task breakdown, and gentle habit changes to support focus and memory.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different methods to see what fits best. Together you will adjust the plan based on what is most helpful and realistic for your life.
Online therapy offers multiple ways to connect so care can fit your schedule. Video calls let you have a fuller conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports short updates or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep momentum while balancing work, parenting, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Tara
What concerns does Tara commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting challenges, coping with life changes, and ADHD-related focus difficulties. Additional areas include mood disorders, caregiver stress, and body image concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
The approach is collaborative and practical, with short-term goals and skill-building. Sessions mix listening with concrete strategies you can try between appointments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor. That experience includes supporting people with attention and memory concerns and life transitions.
Where is Tara licensed and where does she practice?
She holds a Colorado LPC credential and practices in Colorado. Sessions are offered to people located where Colorado licensure applies.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she provide?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription 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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