Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Tara works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tara
Tara Best is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Oklahoma. She brings three years of experience to her practice and focuses on helping people manage anger and the stress that can come from relationships and family life. She speaks English and works with clients from inside and outside the United States.
Tara uses straightforward, practical methods to help people make changes. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support people who feel stuck and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, immediate steps forward. Her experience covers a broad range of concerns. Tara helps people dealing with trauma and abuse, parenting stress, depression, anxiety, grief, self-esteem struggles, and challenges at work.
She also supports people managing ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and life transitions such as separation or caregiving responsibilities. Tara pays attention to communication problems, commitment worries, and the strain of blended families or adoption and foster care issues. She also addresses first responder issues, compassion fatigue, and financial stress when those pressures affect relationships and daily functioning.
In sessions she aims for clear, respectful conversation. Goals are practical and focused on skills that can be tried between meetings. Tara encourages hope and steady progress, and she works collaboratively to find approaches that fit each person’s life and priorities.
What Tara works with
Everything Tara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tara's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tara lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Tara’s approaches translate to online care
Tara commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in her online work. CBT helps people notice patterns of thinking that fuel anger or anxiety and practice different reactions. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable steps and on what is working now, which can speed progress when time is limited.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Tara will talk with each person about goals and personal preferences and then suggest methods to try together. The plan can change as needs shift, and she aims to collaborate on what feels most useful.
Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to send brief updates or get support between longer appointments. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules and people in different locations.
Questions people ask about Tara
What kinds of problems can Tara help with?
She supports people facing relationship strain, parenting stress, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, career strain, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Tara uses practical, goal-oriented methods. She favors Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients try new skills and take small steps forward.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has three years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist working with the issues listed in her specialties and focus areas.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Oklahoma.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from outside the United States.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model 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 sessions according to the therapist's availability.