Tara Unadkat, AASW

Tara Unadkat is a Clinical Social Worker and Counsellor based in Australia with more than 16 years of professional experience across hospitals, community health and mental health settings. She also maintains a private practice that provides a spectrum of services, from social welfare support to family therapy, drawing on extensive frontline experience to inform individualised care.

Tara is particularly focused on supporting people through family concerns, grief and loss, eating and food-related issues, parenting challenges, and coping with major life changes. She works with clients facing anxiety, relationship and family conflict, perinatal mental health concerns, carer stress, trauma, and eating disorders, aiming to help each person develop practical and emotional skills that build self-confidence and resilience.

Holding the AASW credential - a membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers - Tara combines respect, sensitivity, and compassion with a structured, tailored approach. She emphasises collaboration, treating clients as the experts of their own lives and adapting conversations and treatment plans to meet unique needs. Tara describes her role as empowering people to rise above adversity, and she values the courage it takes to begin therapy and the trust clients place in her when they choose her support.

Evidence-informed approaches and online support

Tara uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify personal values and develop psychological flexibility. ACT encourages practical steps toward meaningful life changes and can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and adjusting to life transitions.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore relationship patterns and emotional bonds that influence current difficulties. This approach supports people working through attachment issues, family and relationship conflict, and challenges related to adoption, foster care, or blended family dynamics.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative work Tara undertakes with each client. She will listen to a client’s goals, preferences, and needs, and tailor methods so the chosen strategies fit the person rather than the other way around.

Online therapy with Tara is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These remote options make it easier to access regular support from licensed professionals and to continue therapy during busy periods or life changes.