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Tara Best

Compassionate, practical therapy for everyday challenges

LMFT Oklahoma

Experience
3 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing
Languages
English
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About Tara

Tara Best is an LMFT who centers her work on practical, skills-based therapy grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She applies structured techniques to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete strategies for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

With three years documented experience in her current practice context, she integrates goal-focused methods to support problem solving and emotional regulation. Her focus spans a broad range of concerns including trauma and abuse, family and parenting difficulties, intimacy and communication problems, grief, anger, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.

Tara also addresses issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and post-traumatic stress, bringing attention to both immediate coping and longer-term adjustment. She emphasizes respect, compassion, and hope while collaborating with clients to build practical tools for daily life.

Working from Oklahoma and offering services in English, Tara accepts international clients and uses multiple remote formats to fit different needs. She encourages prospective clients to take the first step toward change, recognizing that reaching out for help takes courage and that therapy can be a collaborative path toward clearer goals and improved functioning.

Practical Approaches for Online Healing



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients recognize patterns of thinking that contribute to distress and teaches concrete skills to change those patterns; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship-related difficulties. Motivational Interviewing focuses on exploring a person's own reasons for change and strengthening their motivation, which can be useful for career decisions, coping with life changes, and managing impulse-driven behaviors. Trauma-Focused Therapy provides strategies to process and reduce the impact of traumatic memories while building safety and coping skills for daily life.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to clarify goals, assess needs, and blend methods when appropriate so the plan matches the client's priorities and preferences. Clients are invited to provide feedback as therapy progresses to ensure the approach remains helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or to connect across distances. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver structured, skills-based care and to adapt session formats to what works best for each person, supporting consistent progress without requiring a single, fixed setting.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tara address?
She works with a wide range of issues including relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related life stressors.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is practical and collaborative, using techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, solution-focused methods, and trauma-focused work to set goals and develop concrete coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
The profile documents three years of experience in her current practice context, during which she has applied evidence-based approaches to a variety of concerns.
What credential and location information is on file?
She is licensed as an LMFT with the designation OK LMFT LMFT00467 and is based in Oklahoma.
Can sessions be conducted in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist does accept international clients, allowing people outside the U.S. to connect for services.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an appointment according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsFirst responder issuesMoney and financial issuesPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

Oklahoma

Languages

English