Therapist profile
Tara Watts, LCSW
Pennsylvania
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Pennsylvania / CW016180
- NPI1831337294
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationPennsylvania
About
- CBT methods
- Motivational interviewing
- Solution-focused work
About Tara
Tara Watts is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on problems such as depression, anxiety, anger, relationship stress, parenting challenges, grief, addiction, and trauma histories.
She uses practical, goal-focused methods in sessions. Tara leans on cognitive-behavioral techniques alongside motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies. She pays attention to how difficulties affect daily life rather than focusing on labels or diagnoses.
Clients can expect straightforward conversations about current problems and clear steps to try between meetings. Tara often helps people set short-term goals and track what changes in behavior or thinking make a difference. She also brings trauma-informed awareness to people who have been through abuse or other traumatic events.
Her work includes addressing blended family issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, and women's concerns. She draws on two decades of varied clinical experience to adapt practical tools to each person's situation. Sessions aim to be concrete and useful for everyday living.
Tara asks clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire to get started and to schedule an initial session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches for online work
She uses cognitive-behavioral therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and test new ways of behaving; this approach is useful for anger, anxiety, and depression. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify their own reasons for change and resolve mixed feelings about taking different actions, which can be helpful for addictions and sticking with new habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tara will collaborate with clients to choose strategies that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is reviewed and adjusted over time based on what is working in sessions and in daily life.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make fitting therapy into a busy schedule easier and reduce travel time. They also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions without video if that better fits a person's needs or bandwidth. Licensed professionals can use these practical options to keep therapy consistent with daily routines.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
Tara works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and parenting problems, trauma, addictions, grief, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a strength-based, person-centered, solution-focused approach with practical steps and goal setting in sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of experience as a clinician working with individuals, couples, and families on a wide range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the US?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; exact costs vary by location.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.