- Skill focused
- Collaborative planning
- 20 years experience
About Tara
Dr. Tara Harvey is an LPC who works with adults on stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and coping with life changes. She supports people facing grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her practice also includes help for body image, career questions, and issues related to aging and caregiving.
Dr. Harvey uses straightforward, conversational therapy. She listens first, then helps people set practical goals. Sessions focus on skills people can use between visits as well as on understanding what led to current problems. She aims to make the therapy plan fit daily life rather than the other way around.
Her approach draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior tools, emotionally-focused ideas, and psychodynamic exploration. That mix lets her tailor sessions to each person's needs and to shift strategies when something is not working. She talks through coping skills, thought patterns, emotional regulation, and relationship patterns.
With 20 years of experience in mental health settings and teaching roles, Dr. Harvey brings a practical perspective to difficult situations. She helps people handle transitions, process trauma, and rebuild routine after disruption. Readers in Tennessee will find she combines clear explanations with hands-on techniques.
People who want to start are invited to consider what they most want to change. Dr. Harvey emphasizes small, steady steps and collaborative planning so goals feel achievable. The work is paced to the individual and designed to produce tools that last beyond the therapy room.
How approach and online work fit together
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so people feel heard and understood; it helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers clear skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, and it can be helpful for anger, emotional dysregulation, and coping after trauma.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dr. Harvey will discuss goals and preferences, try approaches that fit those aims, and adjust methods if something does not help. The process is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Specific session formats are not listed here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules require it. It also makes it possible to continue care through life changes and disruptions, while the therapist and client focus on concrete skills and progress that carry over into daily routines.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and grief, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues and parenting strain.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is conversational and practical, starting with listening and moving to goal-focused work and skills people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience working and teaching in mental health settings and brings that experience to everyday clinical work.
What credentials and region apply?
She holds an LPC license in Tennessee and practices in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.