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Tara Best, LMFT

  • Experience3 years
  • LocationOklahoma
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing
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About Tara

Tara Best is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who draws on a relational, trauma-informed approach to support people navigating stress, mood concerns, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With three years of clinical experience, she integrates techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to help clients develop practical coping skills, clarify goals, and process difficult experiences.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including relationship and family challenges, parenting difficulties, grief and loss, depression and anxiety, anger and self-esteem struggles, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

She also works with issues related to adoption and foster care, blended families, caregiver stress, communication problems, and post-traumatic stress, offering a careful balance of skill-building and emotionally attuned support. Based in Oklahoma and offering services in English, Tara aims to collaborate with each person to identify realistic steps forward.

She emphasizes respect and compassion, meeting clients where they are while encouraging hope and practical change.

Practical approaches for online therapy and trauma work

Two of the therapist's core approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress-related problems while teaching concrete coping techniques. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process distressing memories and their effects on current functioning, with strategies designed to restore safety and reduce trauma-related symptoms.

Deciding which method will be most helpful is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then experiments with techniques and pacing until a comfortable, effective mix emerges. Clients are invited to share feedback so the plan can be adjusted as progress unfolds.

Online formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face connection for skills work and emotionally focused conversation, phone sessions provide an accessible alternative when video is not feasible, and live chat or text-based messaging can support brief check-ins, skill practice, and steady contact between sessions. These options aim to increase accessibility and make consistent progress more manageable for people with varying schedules and needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
The practice covers a broad set of issues including relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, intimacy and anger issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
The therapist uses a blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to teach skills, set goals, and process difficult experiences.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The clinician has three years of professional experience working with clients and applying evidence-informed approaches in practice.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
The therapist practices in Oklahoma and holds the credential LMFT with licence number OK LMFT LMFT00467.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English, and the therapist accepts international clients for remote work.
What session formats does the therapist offer?
Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsFirst responder issuesMoney and financial issuesPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

Oklahoma

Languages

English

What Tara can help with

Tara Best works with clients on relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and depression.

Tara works with children and families of trauma.

Tara works with parents and very difficult children.

How Tara approaches therapy

Tara's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Tara is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Oklahoma.