Tara Ashley

Tara Ashley is a licensed social worker with 16 years of experience helping people through stressful life moments. She works with individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. Tara aims to make therapy clear and practical so people can try new ways of coping right away.

Her work often centers on trauma recovery and related struggles like guilt, shame, isolation, and post-traumatic stress. She also supports people navigating big life changes such as divorce and separation, pregnancy and childbirth, and career transitions. Tara pays attention to how stress and compassion fatigue show up in daily life and offers tools to manage those pressures.

Tara uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. Those include Trauma-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and a client-centered way of working. Sessions focus on practical skills, values-based choices, and building emotional awareness.

She has particular experience supporting women through life stages and work-related strains. That includes caring for people during pregnancy and childbirth and when balancing professional growth with family needs. Tara aims to make sessions collaborative and respectful.

Based in Montana, Tara keeps her work straightforward and focused on what helps in everyday life. To get started, people are encouraged to consider what they most want to change and bring that into the first conversation.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Tara uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process past harms and reduce their ongoing impact. This work often includes grounding, pacing, and skills to manage strong feelings so day-to-day life becomes more manageable.

She also brings Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which centers on clarifying values and taking small committed actions. ACT helps when worry or avoidance gets in the way of meaningful goals. Client-centered methods are used alongside these approaches to make sessions respectful and responsive to each person’s pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then suggest ways of working that fit. That collaborative conversation usually shapes whether to focus more on trauma processing, behavioral skills, or values-based steps.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit care into a busy life - for example, a shorter phone check-in can work during a lunch break, or video sessions let someone join from a quieter room. The aim is to make therapy practical and usable alongside work, family, and other commitments.