Tara Brisnehan is a licensed professional counselor in Arizona with six years of clinical experience.
01About Tara
Tara Brisnehan is a licensed professional counselor in Arizona with six years of clinical experience. She aims to make counseling understandable and useful. Tara focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles.
She also supports people facing parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She uses clear, practical methods in sessions. Clients work on coping skills, communication, and problem-solving.
Tara draws on Client-Centered ideas to follow the person's pace and priorities.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Her background includes a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Colorado State University and a master’s degree from Argosy University in Phoenix, Arizona. Growing up in a military family meant frequent moves and learning how to adjust to new situations.
That experience shaped her interest in family dynamics, resilience, and transitions. Tara often blends mindfulness practices and solution-focused strategies to help people get practical results. Sessions may include working on boundaries, emotion regulation skills, and clearer communication.
She helps people build tools they can use between sessions. People come for a wide range of concerns including intimacy-related issues, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, and career questions. Tara aims to create a straightforward plan that fits each person’s life and goals.
02Credentials
- LPC (Arizona)
- License 18334 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1487295564 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Tara names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Tara names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's priorities. The therapist reflects understanding and helps clients set goals that matter to them. This approach works well for people who want a supportive, collaborative space to sort through feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new actions. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These tools can help with intense emotions, relationship conflicts, and impulsive reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls let people meet face to face from different places. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing support between appointments and can fit into busy days. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into real life.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Tara address in sessions?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, grief, parenting struggles, and related issues such as caregiver stress, codependency, and life transitions.
What is Tara's therapy style like?
Her style is practical and client-centered. She listens to goals, teaches coping skills, and uses hands-on exercises like thought reframing and mindfulness practice.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working with a range of concerns and life changes.
Where is Tara licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, holding an Arizona LPC credential and practicing from Arizona.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tara?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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