Tara Porphy
Compassionate, practical therapy for real-life struggles
LPC New Jersey
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Tara
Tara Porphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey who helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, parenting challenges, relationship struggles, and trauma.
Background and approach
She draws on a decade of clinical experience working across home, office, residential, and telehealth settings and tailors her support to each person’s needs. Her background includes work with individuals across the lifespan and with families affected by substance use, which informs a family-centered perspective on recovery and relapse prevention.
Her practice blends structured techniques with a compassionate, client-centered stance. Tara incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside attachment-based and emotionally-focused methods, plus mindfulness and motivational interviewing, to address symptoms and improve daily functioning.
She has worked with people experiencing panic, self-harm, developmental disabilities including autism, grief, sleep problems, and co-occurring conditions, and has led groups and individual sessions in residential addiction treatment. Comfortable working with children and parents as well as adults, she adapts interventions to fit varied settings and goals.
Tara emphasizes collaboration, practical skills, and psychoeducation to help clients build coping strategies and strengthen relationships while navigating life changes.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Many of Tara's core methods adapt well to remote formats. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior and learning practical skills to reduce symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and sleep problems; it often uses structured exercises and homework that transfer easily to virtual sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relationship patterns and emotion regulation rooted in early bonds, helping clients improve connection and security in current relationships through reflective dialogue and skill-building. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating space for clients to lead the pace of work while the therapist supports growth and self-understanding.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Tara works with clients to evaluate goals, preferences, and presenting concerns and may integrate elements from several methods to suit each person. Together they track progress and adjust techniques so the plan stays relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow scheduling that fits busy days, make it easier to include family members when appropriate, and provide multiple ways to practice skills between sessions. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver structured interventions, coaching, and supportive therapy while adjusting pace and tools to each client’s needs.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
New Jersey
Languages
English