Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
How Tara works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tara
Tara Porphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and the day-to-day strains of parenting and family life. Tara works with people facing addiction, depression, trauma, sleep problems, and attention differences, and she aims to meet clients where they are.
Tara brings ten years of experience in many settings, including home visits, residential programs, office appointments, and telehealth.
Background and approach
She has worked with people at different life stages and in a range of challenges, from substance use and dual diagnosis to mood and anxiety concerns. Her work with residential substance use programs included group facilitation, individual counseling, and support for family members. Those roles involved motivational interviewing and psychoeducation while helping people in recovery and those close to them.
Tara views addiction as something that affects the whole family and helps the people around someone in recovery as well as the person navigating change. Tara also has experience with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism, and with trauma and self-harm.
She has worked directly with children and teens in home environments and often supports parents with strategies to better cope and respond to daily parenting stressors. She uses a flexible, people-centered approach and draws on methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and attachment-informed techniques. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer communication, and small steps that reduce overwhelm.
Tara emphasizes collaboration so goals reflect what the client wants to change.
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
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tara lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- 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.
Approaches online that focus on relationships and behavior
Attachment-Based Therapy views patterns in close relationships and helps people notice how early bonds affect current reactions and trust. It can be useful for managing anger tied to feeling abandoned or misunderstood and for improving how people relate to family members.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, centers on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavior changes. It often includes simple exercises to reduce worry, shift mood, and change habits like sleep or avoidance behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that seem likely to help, and adjust the plan based on what the client notices is working. That collaborative process helps match techniques to each persons needs.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills together, phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and different schedules.
Questions people ask about Tara
What kinds of concerns does Tara address?
Tara helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, sleep issues, grief, trauma, ADHD, self-esteem, and relationship struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a flexible, person-centered approach that combines attachment-informed ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing depending on client needs.
What is her background and experience?
She has ten years of work in multiple settings including residential programs, home-based work, office therapy, and telehealth, with experience across many age ranges and clinical concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in New Jersey and practices in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use 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 based on therapist availability.