Tara Hummel, LMHC, LPC

Tara Hummel greets people who are tired of coping alone and want practical help. She focuses on anxiety, stress, addiction, grief, and shifts in life that feel overwhelming. Tara speaks simply and aims to help people find clearer ways forward.

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LMHC, LPC) with 12 years of overall experience. Her background includes many years supporting people affected by addiction and working with children and adolescents with autism and behavioral challenges alongside their guardians. She also volunteered at a grief camp for young people, helping kids tell their stories and remember lost loved ones.

In sessions she uses straightforward methods from client-centered care, cognitive behavioral work, trauma-focused approaches, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused techniques. That means conversations focus on what matters to the person, changing unhelpful patterns, and addressing past hurts when they get in the way of daily life.

Tara aims for practical skills you can use between sessions. She helps people manage anxiety, cravings, anger, and the weariness that comes from caregiving or compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with identity questions, parenting stress, communication struggles, and relationship strain.

Her style is respectful and down-to-earth. She will listen closely, help set clear goals, and work with each person to build coping steps that fit real life.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and experience. The therapist listens with curiosity and follows what matters most to the client, helping them name priorities and make changes that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to shift them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addiction-related habits. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that works through painful memories so they cause less distress; it is often used when past events still affect day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person to learn their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, so sessions match the client’s needs rather than a fixed formula.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can guide practical homework, breathing or grounding exercises, and step-by-step plans for coping with cravings, stress, or flashbacks so progress continues between appointments.