- Client-centered care
- CBT techniques
- Goal focused
About Tara
Tara Passaretti is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 18 years of clinical experience. She practices in Rhode Island and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. Tara also works with concerns related to relationships, intimacy, parenting, sleep, career pressures, and men's issues. Her approach is practical and grounded in everyday language so people can feel understood quickly.
Tara's background includes many years supporting people through trauma, abuse, panic, and obsessive-compulsive struggles. She draws on client-centered work to build a trusting relationship and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Narrative therapy helps clients reframe difficult stories, and solution-focused techniques support clear, short-term goals.
In sessions she aims to meet people where they are. Conversations address immediate concerns and also map steps toward relief. She helps clients develop skills for managing anger, improving communication, and coping when life feels overwhelming.
Tara pays attention to attachment, caregiver stress, and isolation issues that often underlie longer-term struggles. She also supports people dealing with career stress, compassion fatigue, and the emotional sides of pregnancy and childbirth. Her work includes attention to seasonal mood changes and sleep problems.
People who choose Tara often want practical tools and a collaborative plan. She encourages questions about the process and works with clients to set clear, achievable goals.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. It aims to build a respectful relationship so someone feels heard and can explore what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.Choosing an approach is usually a team effort. Tara works with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean starting with skills-based work or spending time reshaping the personal story that keeps someone stuck. The plan can shift as needs change.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, since specific formats were not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when life is hectic. They also let people continue work on trauma, anxiety, sleep, and relationship issues without rearranging their whole day. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote visits so therapy stays focused on real progress.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Florida, Rhode Island
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Tara help with?
Tara works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and life changes. She also supports people facing trauma, panic, OCD symptoms, parenting stress, and men's wellbeing issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She uses client-centered care and mixes in Cognitive Behavioral, Narrative, and Solution-Focused techniques to set goals and teach skills.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 18 years of experience working with diverse clients and a history of supporting trauma, attachment, caregiver stress, and career-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Rhode Island with 18 years of experience.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Please check session formats when you schedule.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tara?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.