Tara Walker, LISW
Ohio · 7 years in practice
Tara Walker is a licensed independent social worker who helps people face stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and shifts in life circumstances.
License and registration
- LISW, Ohio
- I.2506275 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1982107512 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Tara
Tara Walker is a licensed independent social worker who helps people face stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and shifts in life circumstances. She aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and clear. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, suited to someone who wants practical help and steady encouragement.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside cognitive and acceptance-based methods to help people notice strong feelings and make sense of them.
Background and approach
Sessions often involve naming emotions, tracing how they shape behavior, and practicing different ways to respond to distress. This approach can help with relationship struggles, attachment questions, and patterns like codependency or control issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors in everyday life.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports making values-based choices even when emotions are difficult to tolerate. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to build awareness and reduce reactivity. With seven years of experience and the Ohio LISW credential, she draws on a range of practical strategies rather than a single method.
Conversations are tailored to each person’s needs and paced to match what feels doable. Many people find this mix useful when working through anger, mood concerns, ADHD-related struggles, or the fallout from trauma. Tara offers sessions by video, phone, chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair a person with her practice and then sessions are scheduled based on availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tara names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion-focused and practical approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name the emotions that drive their behavior, and then experiment with new ways of responding. It can be helpful for relationship patterns, attachment concerns, and long-standing emotional reactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and actions together, helping people test unhelpful beliefs and try small behavior changes that shift mood and function. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy centers on clarifying values and taking purposeful action even when difficult feelings are present, which can aid in coping with anxiety, depression, or life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tara will collaborate to choose techniques that fit a person’s goals and daily life, adjusting methods as progress unfolds. Sessions mix noticing feelings, practicing new habits, and building skills, and the plan can change based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video allows face-to-face conversation for emotional work, phone can be a shorter check-in or a lower-bandwidth option, and chat or text can support quick reflections or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and help people keep momentum as they make changes.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Tara address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and coping with life changes, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is casual and supportive, focusing on clear, practical steps and emotional awareness rather than jargon or long lectures.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of professional experience working with a range of mood and relationship-related issues.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an Ohio LISW credential and practices while based in Ohio.
Which language are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her practice?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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