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Tara Best, LMFT

Practical, goal-focused marriage and family therapy

About Tara

Tara Best is a licensed marriage and family therapist who uses practical approaches to help people navigate relationship and life stresses. She brings her LMFT credential into sessions and focuses on clear steps clients can try between meetings.

Background and approach

Her manner is direct and compassionate, aimed at parents and adults who need concrete support. She works with relationship and family concerns along with trauma and abuse issues.

Tara also helps people facing parenting challenges, grief, anxiety, depression, anger, and self-esteem struggles. Clients bring concerns such as intimacy issues, career stress, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with big life changes.

Tara draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set specific goals and identify small, useful changes.

Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to build momentum for change. Her experience includes helping people with adoption and foster care matters, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and divorce or separation.

She also addresses issues like domestic violence, financial stress, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and first responder related stress. Tara offers straightforward sessions that focus on skills, problem solving, and realistic next steps.

She listens for practical obstacles and helps clients plan manageable actions. The goal is to reduce overwhelm and build coping tools that fit into daily life.

Practical therapy approaches for online care

Tara often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in online sessions. CBT helps people identify thoughts and behaviors that make problems worse, and then practices new ways of thinking and acting. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable goals and what steps move someone closer to the outcome they want.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client talk together about needs, goals, and preferences, then try approaches that fit. This collaboration helps shape each session and the plan between meetings.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation for skills work and deeper discussion. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, shorter updates, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Tara work with?
Tara focuses on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, grief, and related issues such as anger and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and goal-focused, using methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to set steps and build skills.
What is her professional background?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with three years of experience in the practice described here.
Where is Tara located and licensed?
She is licensed as an LMFT in Oklahoma and practices with that credential.
Are sessions offered in any other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Tara?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.