Tara Ashley, LICSW, LCSW
Compassionate therapist for life transitions
Details
| Name | Tara Ashley |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LICSW, LCSW |
| Based in | Montana |
| Licensed in | Minnesota, Montana |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About Tara
Tara Ashley is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She practices in Montana and focuses on practical, easy-to-follow steps that people can use between sessions. Tara explains things plainly and works side by side with clients to find what fits their life.
Her work often addresses relationship concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. She also helps with issues like isolation, guilt and shame, career direction, and questions about life purpose.
Background and approach
Tara has a particular background supporting women through pregnancy, childbirth, and career transitions. Tara uses Narrative Therapy alongside evidence-based tools to help people reframe their stories and see new options. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy depending on goals.
Sessions are collaborative and focused on skills people can try between meetings. People meet Tara to cope with burnout, compassion fatigue, sleeping problems, anger, and intimacy-related worries. She also works with mood conditions such as bipolar disorder and persistent depression, pairing symptom-focused strategies with longer-term meaning work.
Her style is steady, warm, and goal-oriented. When someone starts with Tara, the first visits usually clarify priorities and practice one or two concrete tools. Later sessions may shift toward exploring personal narratives, building coping skills, and planning for lasting changes.
Her aim is to leave people feeling more competent and less overwhelmed.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Tara works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Women's issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Tara directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Tara directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems by examining the stories they tell about their lives. It can be useful for relationship worries, identity concerns, grief, and finding new directions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match personal values. ACT often helps with anxiety, stress, and making meaningful life changes. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tara will work collaboratively to learn what matters to each person and try methods that fit their goals and daily life. That process may include mixing approaches or shifting focus as needs evolve. Online therapy makes those choices easier to act on. Video calls let people maintain face-to-face connection when that matters. Phone sessions can be simpler when less bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer ongoing support between sessions and can help people track progress, practice skills, or check in after a tough day. These options increase flexibility and make it possible to fit therapy into busy routines.Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Tara commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, and compassion fatigue, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and plainspoken, combining Narrative Therapy with ACT, CBT, and DBT techniques to produce clear, usable tools.
What is her professional background?
Tara has 16 years of clinical experience and has supported people through life transitions, career issues, and perinatal stages.
Where is Tara licensed to practice?
She holds a Minnesota LICSW and a Montana LCSW and practices from Montana.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and is managed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tara?
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