- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Tara
Dr. Tara Harvey is an LPC offering two decades of clinical experience in Tennessee. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy questions, and difficulties with self-esteem.
Her work also addresses trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and life transitions. She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Tara uses clear, goal-focused conversation to identify what feels most urgent.
She blends reflective listening with hands-on skills so people leave with strategies they can try right away.
Background and approach
Her methods draw from several well-known approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers tools for emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship as a place to explore concerns. Tara trained at the University of Tennessee, Lindsey Wilson College, and Berea College and has worked across a variety of mental health settings. Her background includes both practice and teaching in the therapeutic field, which informs a balanced mix of clinical and practical perspectives.
She often supports people navigating parenting stress, caregiver strain, chronic health challenges, and complex relationship patterns. Tara focuses on building workable plans, improving communication, and increasing coping skills so everyday life can feel more manageable.
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
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tara lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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 therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person sets the pace and topics. This approach helps when parents or adults need a listening space to make sense of their feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches simple exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and to try different actions that can reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or change eating patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete tools for handling strong emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. It can be useful for managing anger, intense stress, or recurring cycles of behavior that cause relationship strain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, concerns, and preferences. That plan can change over time as needs shift.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see visual cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick reflections, homework guidance, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and varied schedules.
Questions people ask about Tara
What concerns does she address related to parenting?
She assists parents with stress around raising children, blended family issues, and caregiver strain while also addressing related worries like sleep, eating, and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, mixing focused conversation with skill-building so people leave sessions with specific steps to try.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of experience working and teaching in various mental health settings, which informs her combination of clinical approaches and real-world strategies.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Tennessee according to the profile details provided.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits a person best.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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