- Stress and anxiety
- Relationships and intimacy
- CBT and mindfulness
About Tara
Tara Brisnehan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona with six years of experience. She works with adults on common life stresses such as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, and career transitions. Her practice also includes trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, and issues related to intimacy and self-esteem.
Tara uses straightforward, skills-based work in sessions. She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness practices. That means sessions often focus on clear goals, practical coping skills, and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Her background as a military child shaped how she understands frequent changes and family dynamics. Moving often exposed her to different cultures and ways families manage stress. Those experiences inform how she talks about adjustment, blended family issues, and caregiver strain.
Tara studied Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University and earned a master’s degree from Argosy University in Phoenix, Arizona. She lists Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy among her approaches.
In session, she tends to set practical steps and teach tools people can use between meetings. She helps clients work through communication problems, control issues, codependency, forgiveness, and feelings like guilt, shame, or isolation. The focus is on problem solving and small, steady changes that make daily life easier.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, respect, and helping the client lead the conversation. It is useful when someone needs to clarify values, feel heard, and identify personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) concentrates on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It helps with anxiety, depression, and practical problems like sleep, avoidance, or low motivation.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Tara will collaborate with clients to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences, and she will adjust methods as those goals change. That means sessions can include skills practice, thought records, mindful exercises, or narrative work to reframe difficult experiences.
The profile does not list specific session formats here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into study, work, or busy days. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins on tough days, and make it simpler to use skills learned in sessions during everyday life. Licensed professionals can offer a practical therapy experience that focuses on usable tools and clear steps rather than abstract talk.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and related concerns.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style mixes client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and solution-focused steps to build practical skills and clearer thinking.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of counseling experience and grew up in a military family, which informs her understanding of adjustment and family dynamics.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Arizona.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are accepted according to the profile information provided.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.