- Client-centered focus
- Practical coping tools
- Experienced and down-to-earth
About Tara
Tara Parisi is a licensed counselor who uses a client-centered approach to help people make practical changes in their lives. She combines warmth and straightforward listening to support those coping with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma, and life transitions. Tara holds an MA and practices as an LMHC and an LCPC in New Hampshire with 24 years of experience.
She focuses on helping people spot the strengths they already have and apply them to real problems. In sessions she listens first, then offers tools drawn from cognitive behavioral methods, narrative ideas, and solution-focused strategies. The work can include skills for managing panic, handling family conflict, or changing patterns that cause repeated frustration.
Tara describes her style as down-to-earth and empathic. She uses direct conversation, moments of lightness when appropriate, and clear techniques tailored to each person. She encourages honest feedback so therapy fits like a pair of shoes rather than feeling uncomfortable or forced.
Her practice often addresses concerns such as parenting stress, caregiver strain, communication problems, commitment worries, and coping with separation. She also supports people dealing with self-esteem, guilt, shame, isolation, and mood or obsessive patterns. The aim is steady, achievable progress rather than quick fixes.
Beginners to therapy are welcome to take small steps. Tara helps clients set realistic goals, practice new responses between sessions, and notice what changes. If her approach doesn’t feel right, she will help identify other options that may be a better match.
How client-centered care and CBT translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely to each person and reflecting what matters most to them so goals come from the client. This approach helps people feel understood and keeps sessions focused on what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors; it often helps with anxiety, panic, mood shifts, and some obsessive patterns.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Tara will work with each client to decide whether a client-centered stance, CBT techniques, or narrative and solution-focused ideas best fit their goals. She aims to tailor the plan to the person’s needs, preferences, and life circumstances rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so it’s easier to keep momentum. Because session formats were not specified in the biography, confirm current options before booking. The focus online or in person remains the same: clear listening, concrete strategies between meetings, and collaborative goal-setting to help move forward.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Tara help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, anger, career questions, ADHD, and other life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her core approach is client-centered care that emphasizes listening and collaboration, supplemented by techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative work, solution-focused methods, and trauma-focused approaches.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of clinical experience working with adults, teens, couples, and families in a variety of challenges and life stages.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MA and is credentialed as an LMHC and an LCPC, and her practice is based in New Hampshire.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working 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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