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Mindfulness-based care
Skills and coping
Values-focused work
About Tara
Tara Ashley is a licensed clinical social worker who uses mindfulness to help people manage stress and find steadiness. She brings 16 years of experience and focuses on practical ways to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day coping.
Her work covers relationship concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and parenting strain. She also helps with sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and navigating big life changes like divorce and separation.
Tara draws on several approaches depending on a person’s needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take workable steps, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thoughts and habits, and Client-Centered methods to offer an empathic, listening space.
She is comfortable addressing issues such as compassion fatigue, isolation, guilt and shame, career stress, and financial worries. Tara has particular experience supporting women through pregnancy, childbirth, and professional transitions.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and grounded. Clients can expect clear strategies, short-term skills for immediate relief, and deeper work on meaning and purpose when wanted. Tara practices in Montana as an LICSW and LCSW and frames therapy around each person’s goals.
How mindfulness and evidence-based methods translate online
Tara integrates Mindfulness Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered approaches to guide sessions. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and calm anxiety. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, workable steps toward those values. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and building a trusting working relationship.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and what feels comfortable, then try methods that fit. That collaborative process helps tailor practices and skills to daily life needs rather than prescribing a single path.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. If you need a shorter check-in or want to avoid being on camera, mention that when you schedule. Confirm the specific session options available before booking so you know which formats are offered.
These summaries are based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp. Listing mindfulness as an approach does not mean a therapist holds a formal mindfulness training or certificate.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Tara help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, grief, sleep issues, anger, self-esteem, mood disorders, and major life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and compassionate, combining mindfulness, ACT, CBT, DBT skills, and client-centered listening to build practical coping and longer-term growth.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including post-traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, career issues, and challenges faced during pregnancy and childbirth.
Where does Tara practice and what are her credentials?
She practices in Montana and holds the credentials LICSW and LCSW as listed.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking since specific formats were not specified in the biography.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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