Tara Wells

Compassionate, goal-focused therapy for real-life change

LCSW Florida

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Tara

Tara Wells is a licensed clinical social worker who welcomes people seeking practical support for stress, anxiety, mood challenges, trauma, relationship concerns, and issues related to identity and body image.

Background and approach

With eight years as a social worker and roughly a decade in counseling and life coaching settings, she emphasizes helping clients set meaningful goals and build clear, achievable plans toward those goals.

Her background includes work in substance use treatment, public schools serving grades 6-12, community field work, and college athletics, and she currently operates a small independent practice and a mental coaching business tailored to athletes.

She integrates therapeutic approaches that honor cultural humility and multicultural concerns and brings experience addressing eating and food-related issues, addictions, grief, compassion fatigue, and a range of intimacy and self-esteem challenges. Tara values collaboration and encourages clients who want to use messaging or scheduled live chat sessions to reach out.

She frames the therapeutic process as a team effort focused on practical pathways to change while remaining attentive to trauma, LGBT concerns, and the unique context each person brings.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Client-centered therapy focuses on a collaborative, empathetic relationship in which the therapist follows the client's lead and supports personal growth; this approach is useful for building self-awareness, self-esteem, and clearer goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical skills and homework, which often helps with anxiety, mood disorders, and stress management. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and grounding techniques to reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation, benefiting people coping with trauma symptoms, rumination, or chronic stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tara will work with clients to explore which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time to find the best fit for progress and comfort.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to access care from home or between commitments. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity, try brief check-ins or deeper sessions, and choose the communication style that supports engagement and consistency.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Tara commonly address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related problems, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her practice blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based tools, and she uses trauma-focused techniques when needed to support healing and skill building.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Tara has eight years as a social worker and around ten years total working in counseling and life coaching roles across varied settings.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She holds an LCSW credential and practices in Florida; her license is listed as FL LCSW SW18117.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Available session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for those who prefer written interactions.

How is cost and payment handled?

Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseEating disordersCoaching

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSMood disordersMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English