About Tara
Tara Hiller is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 18 years of clinical work. She focuses on anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and related life challenges. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters most to them.
She uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage symptoms and make steady changes. Tara draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take actions that fit those values. Her style is client-centered and collaborative. That means she listens first, then tailors tools and strategies to fit each person's goals.
Sessions can include mindfulness practice, skills for emotion regulation, or problem-solving for daily stressors. Tara has worked in both public and personal settings in Washington. Over nearly two decades she has supported people with a wide range of concerns, from panic and depression to grief, trauma, relationship issues, and identity-related questions.
In sessions she pays attention to life context and practical needs. She helps with communication problems, codependency, parenting strain, adoption and foster care concerns, and navigating transitions. People who want straightforward strategies paired with a warm, listening approach may find this a good fit.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. Online sessions can use exercises and worksheets to clarify values and build actions that fit daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to spot and reframe unhelpful thoughts and to practice new behaviors. CBT works well over video or chat because homework and thought records can be shared and reviewed together. Mindfulness Therapy trains simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and ease anxiety. Short guided practices can be done during video or phone sessions and practiced between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, pace, and preferences. That might mean combining ACT with CBT skills, or focusing on mindfulness and emotion regulation depending on the issue.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging support brief check-ins, skill practice, and flexible communication between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or busy home schedules while maintaining consistent progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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