- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania, Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Tara
Tara Hummel is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, and other life shifts. She speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel understandable and practical for busy parents. Her style is warm and straightforward, with an emphasis on real steps that fit daily life.
She brings 12 years of clinical experience to her work and has a long history supporting people affected by addiction.
Background and approach
That background includes many years helping individuals find coping strategies and rebuild routines. She has also worked extensively with people connected to autism and Asperger syndrome, helping caregivers manage difficult behavior and co-parenting challenges. Tara uses a blend of approaches to match what each person needs, including client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral techniques, trauma-focused methods, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused strategies.
In sessions she helps clients identify practical changes, test them out, and adjust plans when needed. She aims to restore hope and a clearer path forward. Her experience also includes volunteer work running grief-focused activities for children and adolescents, supporting emotional expression and memorial rituals.
That work shaped her comfort with intense emotions and loss. Tara practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English. She frames therapy as a partnership where the client sets goals and she provides tools, perspective, and steady support along the way.
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
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
Approaches Tara lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building on a person's own strengths. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is said, and supports decisions the client wants to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress-related habits. It is very action-oriented and often includes homework between sessions. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used to process traumatic memories so they feel less overwhelming; it involves structured bilateral stimulation paired with guided recall and can help with trauma-related symptoms.Choosing the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk about goals, preferences, and what has worked in the past, then suggest methods to try. Sessions can shift over time if one approach is not helpful, and adjustments are made together based on progress and comfort.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face when schedules or distance make office visits difficult. Phone sessions or live chat can fit a short break at work or a lower-bandwidth connection. Text-based messaging supports quick check-ins or processing between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain steady work on parenting stress, grief, addiction recovery, or trauma-related goals without added travel time.
Questions people ask about Tara
What concerns does she commonly address?
Tara helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, parenting strain, trauma and related issues such as anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and isolation.
What is her general therapy style?
She blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused approaches, plus trauma-aware and psychodynamic perspectives when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience and many additional years working with people affected by addiction and with caregivers of individuals on the autism spectrum.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and is based in Florida with licensing noted as FL LMHC and PA LPC.
Which languages are supported and what about international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility in how people connect.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through 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 according to therapist availability.
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