About Tara
Tara Fulton-Butzlaff is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She also supports those facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, life changes, depression, and substance concerns. Her work includes issues related to grief, trauma, workplace stress, and LGBTQ topics.
Tara draws on 16 years of clinical experience in Mississippi. She focuses on making sessions feel calm and direct. She aims to create a space where people can say what they are thinking without fear of judgment.
Background and approach
In meetings she listens closely and asks practical questions. Together with clients she sets clear goals and breaks problems into small steps. This approach helps people try new coping skills and notice what works for them.
Her practice emphasizes building confidence and stronger everyday routines. She helps people address guilt, shame, commitment concerns, and family of origin issues. She also supports people dealing with infidelity, jealousy, money worries, and seasonal mood shifts.
Tara encourages honest conversation about identity and discrimination and helps people find ways to manage compassion fatigue. Her style is supportive and straightforward, aimed at helping clients make gradual changes that fit their lives.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Tara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on skills and problem solving. One common approach helps people learn concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing exercises, activity scheduling, and stepwise exposure to feared situations. These methods aim to reduce avoidance and increase confidence in everyday tasks.Another approach focuses on improving relationships and communication. This involves identifying patterns that cause conflict, practicing clearer requests and boundaries, and rebuilding trust after hurts like infidelity or betrayal. It is practical work that targets real interactions and decision points.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tara will work with each person to identify their goals, try techniques, and adjust direction based on what feels most helpful. Clients can expect to set concrete goals and review progress together as therapy continues.
Online therapy offers several practical advantages for this work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice and deeper discussion. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing reflection between sessions and quick strategy reminders. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep work moving forward from wherever the client is located.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
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