Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
How Tara works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 16
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tara
Tara Boerner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 16 years of clinical experience in California. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, family conflicts, grief, and anger. Tara aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and supportive.
Her approach centers on listening first and then building on each person's strengths. She treats people as experts in their own story and works alongside them to find what helps.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical tools and real moments that cause difficulty, not on labels or jargon. Tara has worked across many common concerns, including addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, self-esteem struggles, and mood disorders. She also helps with caregiver stress, forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness, panic attacks, and workplace problems.
This range shapes a flexible way of working that adapts to what a person needs most. Therapy with Tara often combines short-term coping strategies and longer-term skill building. She pays attention to safety, pacing, and the emotional weight of grief or trauma.
People get concrete steps to try between sessions and time to talk through what comes up. Tara offers sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, someone completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions based on availability.
What Tara works with
Everything Tara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tara's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches that guide online work and practical tools
Tara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear steps and emotional processing. One approach helps people learn coping skills for intense emotions and stress reactions, teaching breathing and grounding methods alongside brief behavioral changes. This can help with panic attacks, anxiety, and moments of anger.Another approach focuses on processing grief, trauma, and relationship wounds by creating space to tell difficult parts of a story and slowly build tolerance for hard feelings. This method supports people working through loss, post-traumatic stress, and relational pain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tara will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and day-to-day life. She checks in regularly to adjust pacing and tools so sessions stay useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when internet bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins and flexible ways to communicate between longer meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Tara
What concerns does Tara address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The style is collaborative and practical. Tara listens first, then helps people try concrete tools that fit their daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Tara brings 16 years of professional work experience supporting people through a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is Tara licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tara?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.