Tara Brisnehan, LPC

Tara Brisnehan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona who is dedicated to helping people move toward healthier relationships, improved mood, and greater confidence in parenting and daily life. She welcomes individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and focuses on practical tools to reduce anxiety, manage depressive symptoms, strengthen marriages, and address parenting struggles. Tara emphasizes collaboration and skill-building so clients leave sessions with strategies they can use between appointments.

Raised in a military family, Tara spent her childhood moving and adapting to new communities, an experience that deepened her understanding of family dynamics and cultural differences. Those early experiences informed her decision to pursue counseling and shaped her ability to work with people facing transitions and adjustment challenges. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Colorado State University and completed a master’s degree at Argosy University in Phoenix, Arizona.

Her counseling style blends mindfulness training, cognitive behavioral therapy, and solution-focused brief therapy to create targeted, workable plans for change. As a licensed professional counselor, Tara believes many people have the capacity to reach their goals and that therapy can provide the guidance and tools needed to navigate life’s hills and valleys.

Client-Centered, CBT, and Mindfulness Approaches for Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s own goals and strengths. In this approach the therapist creates a supportive environment that helps people explore concerns like relationship issues, self-esteem, and life transitions while guiding them to find their own solutions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and developing practical skills to change them. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and coping with new or difficult situations by teaching actionable coping strategies.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity to stress and increase emotional regulation. It can complement other approaches to help with anxiety, mood symptoms, and daily stressors.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tara works with each person to determine which combination of methods best matches their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and connect with a therapist from different locations, including international clients.