About Tara
Tara Merida is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 17 years of work in mental health. She brings practical support and calm to people facing stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression, ADHD concerns, and challenges at school or work. Her tone is warm and encouraging, and she aims to make conversations feel straightforward and useful.
She currently works as a school counselor and has experience helping people with trauma, crisis response, grief, and self-regulation.
Background and approach
That background informs how she approaches strong emotions and difficult transitions. She also has experience with autism, dyslexia, impulsivity, and intellectual disability as related concerns. Tara uses a mix of approaches such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy.
Sessions focus on building practical skills, shifting unhelpful thoughts, and finding small changes that improve daily functioning. She describes her style as supportive, encouraging, and collaborative. Many people come to her for help with sleep problems, parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, or relationship and family conflict.
She also supports those coping with bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress, and life changes like divorce and separation. Conversations often include concrete strategies for managing emotions and improving routines. Tara offers sessions in English and provides remote formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging.
She uses a subscription model for scheduling, and sessions can be arranged after completing a short matching questionnaire.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. The therapist strives to understand your perspective and build a supportive space so you can set goals and try what feels right.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions often include simple exercises to notice unhelpful thinking and to practice new coping steps between meetings.
Mindfulness therapy teaches moment-to-moment awareness and calming practices. These exercises can reduce reactivity and help with sleep, anxiety, and emotional regulation when practiced in short daily moments.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Tara will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let therapists observe nonverbal cues and practice skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or ongoing coaching between longer meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep consistent momentum.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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