- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- LMHC, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Tara
Tara Parisi is a licensed counselor who focuses on practical help for everyday problems. She holds an MA and brings 24 years of experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, trauma, and life changes. Tara works in New Hampshire and uses straightforward, down-to-earth language so clients can talk about what matters most.
Tara’s approach begins by listening closely to each person’s goals. She uses client-centered methods to build on strengths and help people try small changes that feel manageable.
Background and approach
Techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused work are used when helpful to address difficult thoughts and memories. She offers short-term, solution-focused steps when a quick plan is needed, and narrative ideas to help people reframe their stories about themselves and their families. Sessions are shaped around parenting concerns, career stress, relationship struggles, and mood or anxiety symptoms such as panic attacks.
Tara also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, communication problems, and family-of-origin issues. Tara aims to be a clear listener who adds practical tools, gentle challenge, and a bit of humor when appropriate. She encourages clients to judge fit early and to say if a different style would serve them better.
Her style is collaborative - she helps people set goals and then tracks progress together. For parents feeling overwhelmed, she offers direct strategies for managing behavior, reducing stress, and improving communication at home. Tara helps people recognize small strengths and build routines that make family life more workable.
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
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Tara lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Narrative 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 therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Tara uses client-centered therapy to build a respectful, listening-based relationship where goals come from the client. This approach helps people feel heard and guides the conversation toward what they want to change or improve.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. CBT offers practical tools for managing anxiety, panic, mood symptoms, and everyday parenting stress through concrete exercises and behavioral experiments.
Narrative therapy is another tool she uses to help people reframe how they tell their personal and family stories. It can be useful for resolving family-of-origin issues, shame, and identity concerns by separating the person from the problem and exploring alternative narratives.
Tara treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will work with clients to test methods, track what helps, and adjust the plan based on progress and preferences. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions evolve in a useful way.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and demonstrations, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messages allow short reflections or ongoing support between sessions. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy family schedules.
Questions people ask about Tara
What concerns does Tara address in therapy?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, anger, and ADHD among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative, using client-centered listening, practical CBT techniques, and solution-focused steps to meet immediate goals.
What is her background and experience?
Tara has 24 years of clinical experience supporting adults with mood, anxiety, trauma, parenting, and life transition concerns.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds MA LMHC and ME LCPC credentials and practices in New Hampshire.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered for online work?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin online therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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