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Tara Fulton-Butzlaff

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Tara Fulton-Butzlaff, LCSW

Mississippi

LCSW focused on anger and life stress

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Mississippi / C7433
  • NPI1073900544
  • Experience16 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationMississippi

About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Relationship issues
  • Self-esteem work

About Tara

Tara Fulton-Butzlaff is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Mississippi with 16 years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and life transitions. Anger is listed among the concerns she addresses. Sessions are conducted in English and she does not take international clients.

Tara focuses on clear, practical conversations about what is happening now. She listens for patterns that make stress and irritability worse, and she helps people notice small changes that reduce tension. Expect straightforward discussion, manageable steps to try between meetings, and a focus on skills that can be used in daily life.

Her work includes support for grief, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, intimacy-related issues, workplace stress, and challenges linked to identity and prejudice. She also addresses family of origin issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and common relationship problems like jealousy and commitment worries. Tara mentions seasonal affective disorder and young adult issues among her concerns.

Clients can expect practical tools for coping with strong emotions, guidance on rebuilding confidence, and help sorting priorities during life changes. She uses approaches grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and applies them in a straightforward manner that aims to fit into everyday routines.

To begin, the platform asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How sessions work

Approaches for managing anger and stress online

Briefly named evidence-based techniques are used in practical ways. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and changing them into more helpful thoughts; this helps with anxiety, rumination, and reactive anger. Another approach emphasizes learning specific behavioral skills such as relaxation, coping strategies, and stepwise problem solving to reduce emotional intensity and improve decision making.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past, then try methods that match those needs. Together they adjust the plan over time based on how the work is going and what the client finds most useful.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. These practical benefits often help people keep momentum while they try out new ways to respond to anger and stress.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Commitment issuesFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityJealousyMoney and financial issuesPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

16+ years

Listed in

Mississippi

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, self-esteem, life changes, anger, grief, trauma, addictions, workplace issues, and related matters.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She takes a practical, straightforward approach with clear conversation and skills to use between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 16 years of professional experience as a clinician.

What are her credentials and location?

She is an LCSW (licensed clinical social worker) practicing in Mississippi.

Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs handled?

Session pricing varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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