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Tara Moran, LCSW

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationNew Jersey
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Trauma and abuse
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Tara

Tara Moran is an LCSW who draws on a 12-year clinical background to help people navigate addiction, trauma, grief, mood challenges, and ADHD-related concerns. She emphasizes practical skill-building alongside creative expression, blending evidence-based techniques with activities that foster resilience and self-awareness.

Background and approach

Her practice weaves together structured strategies and experiential work to support clients through difficult transitions and emotional struggles. Moran places importance on connection and authenticity, aiming to meet clients where they are and honor their personal stories.

She often integrates mindfulness, cognitive strategies, and expressive approaches to address issues such as self-esteem, impulsivity, attachment difficulties, panic symptoms, and process addictions. Working from New Jersey, she brings a compassionate, hopeful stance to the therapeutic relationship and focuses on helping clients develop sustainable coping skills and clearer communication patterns.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Flexible Online Care



Tara uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and learn practical strategies for mood and anxiety management. She also draws on dialectical behavioral strategies to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that are useful for impulsivity, self-harm urges, and relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is collaborative; the therapist works with each person to explore which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts methods over time based on what proves helpful. This process is meant to tailor care so interventions feel relevant and doable in everyday life.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage with these approaches through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Remote formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue work during life transitions, and practice skills between appointments with convenient check-ins and messaging support.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Tara commonly address?
She works with a range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and ADHD, as well as related challenges like panic attacks, mood disorders, and process addictions.
What is her general therapeutic style?
The approach is evidence-based and skill-focused, combining structured techniques with creative and mindfulness-informed practices to build resilience and practical coping tools.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working across addiction treatment, trauma recovery, grief, anxiety, depression, and family conflict.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey; her license is listed as NJ LCSW 44SC06060100.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English; she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How are costs and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does one begin working with her?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationGuilt and shameImpulsivityMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English