Tara Parisi

Online Therapy with Practical, Collaborative Approaches

Many clients find cognitive behavioral techniques useful for identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing concrete tools to reduce anxiety, panic, compulsions, and mood-related symptoms. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and the client’s own strengths, creating a respectful environment where personal goals and values guide the work. Narrative therapy helps people reframe life stories and separate problems from identity, which can be helpful for relationship troubles, family-of-origin concerns, and feelings of guilt or shame.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tara will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then combine methods that best fit the situation rather than relying on a single technique. This collaborative stance supports tailoring interventions for short-term coping and longer-term change.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provides flexibility for scheduling and keeps therapy accessible across different routines and responsibilities. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in sessions while balancing work, parenting, caregiving, and other life demands, and they allow therapists and clients to adjust format as needs evolve.