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Tara McClain, LPC

  • Experience3 years
  • LocationNew Jersey
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and LGBT
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Tara

Tara McClain is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey who blends collaborative, evidence-informed methods to help clients navigate life transitions and emotional challenges.

Background and approach

She centers therapy on the relationship with each client, offering attentive listening alongside practical strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral, solution-focused, narrative, and client-centered approaches. Tara emphasizes helping people find greater satisfaction, self-understanding, and direction while honoring each person’s pace and preferences.

Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, self-esteem, career questions, relationship and family challenges, and parenting issues. She also focuses on topics such as life purpose, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and difficulties common among young adults.

Tara describes treatment as a collaborative process in which she and the client decide whether sessions will focus on exploration, skill-building, or step-by-step plans for change. With three years of independent practice experience, she brings a warm, nonjudgmental presence and a commitment to helping clients feel understood and supported while working toward their goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, empathetic relationship in which the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead to promote self-awareness and personal growth. This approach can be especially useful for those wanting a supportive environment to explore feelings and values.

Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to distress and teaching concrete skills to change them. It is often used for concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, and difficulties with focus or motivation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist will work collaboratively with each person to determine whether a client-centered, CBT, or another method best matches their needs, goals, and preferences. Decisions about pacing and techniques are made together so treatment feels tailored and manageable.

Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and maintain continuity during life transitions. These formats support regular contact and a range of interaction styles, from real-time conversation to brief check-ins between sessions, helping clients access care in ways that suit their routines and comfort levels.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Tara commonly address?
Tara works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, career questions, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on life purpose, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and young adult issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and adaptable, combining client-centered listening with goal-oriented techniques from cognitive behavioral, narrative, and solution-focused therapies. Sessions can emphasize emotional exploration or concrete skill-building depending on client goals.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of experience practicing in a personal setting and brings a focus on building strong therapeutic relationships while helping clients develop practical tools and insight.
Where is Tara licensed to practice?
She holds the credential LPC and is licensed in New Jersey under NJ LPC 37PC00706000.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with Tara?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Life purposeSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English

What Tara can help with

Tara McClain works with clients on stress and anxiety.

How Tara approaches therapy

Tara's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Tara is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in New Jersey, with 3 years of clinical experience.