Tara Smith, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker  in California

Tara Smith LCSW

Accepting Clients

I'm here to help you close the distance between the way you want to live and feel and what you're experiencing now.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California

Free Initial Consultation

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Free 15-minute call, no obligation.

Services

  • Individual

About My Clients

Maybe you've come to the realization that your life could be fuller, more free, lighter, and more connected…That you could progress, create, and express yourself from a higher place, more in line with your potential, if only it weren’t for… Anxiety. Or trauma. Or Burnout. It may manifest as nervousness, chest tightness, imposter syndrome, writer’s block, stage fright, people pleasing...

My Background and Approach

My insight-and-action-oriented approach nurtures lasting transformation by healing from the root. We begin exactly where you are right now, without judgement. I consider our time together a ceremony, guiding you on a path of releasing what’s not working and bringing you into alignment with a more "YOU" experience of life. Email now to take the first step.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Internal Family Systems Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Other Techniques

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Eclectic Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Holistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties

Anxiety Burnout Self-Esteem

Other Issues

  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Women's Issues

Client Focus

Languages
English

Qualifications

License
LCSW, State of California · #LCSW80402
Supervision
Provides supervision to apprentice therapists · currently accepting supervisees
Years in practice
12 years

Insurance Plans Accepted

  • Out of Network
  • Aetna

I offer online counseling in the following states:

Hours & Availability

New clients welcome
Currently accepting new clients
Telehealth
Available

At A Glance

  • Experience: 12 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $200/session

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