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- CBT
- Motivational Interviewing
- Client-centered care
About Tara
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 17 years of experience, Tara Merida focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and related concerns. She combines several practical methods to help people manage strong emotions and daily challenges. Tara works with adults who need help with mood, attention, and life transitions.
Tara currently serves as a school counselor and has long experience across mental health settings. That background shaped her work with trauma, crisis response, grief, anger, self-regulation, ADHD, dyslexia, and autism. Her practice also addresses sleep problems, parenting strain, relationship and family difficulties, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She draws on client-centered approaches to follow a person's perspective, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thinking and behavior patterns, and Narrative Therapy to reframe life stories. Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used when the focus is setting goals and building practical steps.
Tara uses clear, stepwise methods such as calming strategies, anger resolution work, and skill-building for attention and self-regulation. She also brings training in crisis tools like Skills for Psychological Recovery and mental health first aid to short-term stabilization when needed.
People who prefer direct, problem-focused sessions that also explore meaning and identity often find her approach helpful. She asks questions, listens for patterns, and suggests concrete exercises you can try between sessions. To begin, follow the site's process to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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Approaches used in remote work and what they involve
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building conversations around what matters most to them. It helps when someone needs a listener who follows their priorities and reflections.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It works well for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and patterns like impulsivity by using practical exercises and behavior experiments.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment noticing and calming strategies that can reduce reactivity and support self-regulation. These skills are often useful for anger management, trauma symptoms, and attention challenges.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. Tara will review your needs, goals, and preferences and suggest methods that fit. She adjusts techniques as you try them and checks in about what helps and what does not.
Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into work or family schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let clients practice skills in their everyday routines, so the work connects directly to daily life.
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Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar concerns, relationship and family problems, sleep issues, parenting strain, career questions, compassion fatigue, and related challenges.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
She uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and solution-focused elements depending on the client's goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working in the mental health field, including current work as a school counselor and prior roles focused on trauma and crisis response.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credentialed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to clients located in Texas as indicated by her credential.
How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?
Session cost varies with location and they use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking flow.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.