Works with
How Tara works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tara
Tara Knight is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who helps people navigate anger, stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. She also supports people dealing with grief, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, and major life changes. Tara practices in North Carolina and works with clients in English.
Tara keeps sessions straightforward and focused on building a trusting relationship. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals they can work toward between sessions.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and paced to match each person's needs, with tools introduced as they become useful. Her approach draws on client-centered work to keep the person and their goals at the center of therapy. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and teach new coping skills.
Dialectical behavior strategies and motivational interviewing also shape her work when emotion regulation or change-readiness are priorities. Tara has extensive experience running substance use treatment programs and later opened a general counseling practice in North Carolina. Over her career she has supported people through trauma, family-of-origin issues, codependency, and caregiver stress in addition to the concerns listed above.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and action-oriented. Tara helps people learn skills for managing impulsivity, control issues, anger, and communication problems. She also assists with forgiveness work, rebuilding self-esteem, and coping after loss or disruption.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tara lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful connection. Online sessions let the therapist and client spend time understanding goals, values, and what matters most before trying new tools. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change patterns. In an online setting those techniques can be practiced during video calls or reviewed over text between sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for regulating strong emotions and reducing impulsivity. Skills coaching and step-by-step practice work well through short messages, phone check-ins, or live chat.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to determine which methods suit a person's needs, goals, and preferences, and will shift strategies if something is not working. Clients are invited to give feedback so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online formats offer flexibility and easier access. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skills coaching, and follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and continue steady progress.
Questions people ask about Tara
What concerns does Tara address?
Tara supports people with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, relationship and family issues, and coping with life changes among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She keeps therapy straightforward and person-centered, listening first and then offering practical skills and goals tailored to each person.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has 17 years of clinical experience and previously ran substance use treatment programs before opening a general counseling practice in North Carolina.
What credential and location information is relevant?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are used?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tara?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.