About Tara
Tara Jenkins is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania who focuses on practical, people-centered therapy. She listens first, then helps clients make small, concrete changes that reduce distress. Her work is direct and compassionate, aimed at everyday relief rather than jargon.
Tara draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of behaving.
Background and approach
Client-Centered Therapy keeps sessions guided by the person's priorities and pace. She has ten years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. Tara also supports those facing grief, major life changes, low self-esteem, and parenting strain.
Her additional focus includes boundary struggles, body image, communication problems, and multicultural concerns. In sessions, Tara helps people identify what matters, try practical tools, and notice what works. She brings a calm, steady presence and invites honest conversation about setbacks and progress.
Goals are set together and adapted as needed. Her style suits people who want thoughtful guidance and hands-on strategies. Clients who prefer a collaborative, respectful approach may find her practical and direct.
Sessions are offered in English and are available through multiple online formats.
Therapeutic approaches applied to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns. In online sessions this approach helps people notice how closeness and separation show up in friendships and partnerships, and then try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different actions. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and impulsive habits because it breaks problems into small, changeable steps. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and pace, allowing conversations to follow what feels most important in the moment.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which methods to try first based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. Plans are reviewed and adjusted so the approach fits the person, not the other way around.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief reflections between sessions and flexible check-ins. These options offer more scheduling flexibility and let people use the format that best suits their routine and comfort.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English