Tara Unadkat, AASW
Calm, practical support for family and life change
Details
| Name | Tara Unadkat |
|---|---|
| Credentials | AASW |
| Based in | Australia |
| Registered with | AASW |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About Tara
Tara Unadkat is an AASW clinical social worker with 16 years' experience supporting people through family stress, grief, eating concerns and major life changes. She focuses on helping clients build confidence and practical skills to manage anxiety, parenting pressures and carer stress. Tara aims to help people feel heard and more able to cope day to day.
She has worked across hospitals, community health and mental health services, and also runs a independent practice offering social welfare support alongside counselling.
Background and approach
Her background means she can bring practical knowledge about health and community systems into sessions when that is helpful. Tara uses a range of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on Narrative ideas to help people revisit stories they tell about themselves.
She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for skills-based work on thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Attachment-based and client-centred ways of working shape how she listens and responds. That means sessions are guided by the person's priorities and paced to suit them.
Tara aims to make changes feel doable rather than overwhelming. Her areas of focus include parenting and blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, body image and eating problems, chronic illness and caregiver stress, bereavement, and relationship or communication difficulties. She also supports people facing ageing, cancer, divorce and domestic violence related impacts.
Tara works in Australia and conducts sessions in English. She welcomes people who want practical strategies alongside empathetic listening, and she tailors plans to each client's goals and circumstances.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Family conflicts, Grief, Eating disorders among the things Tara works with, alongside the areas below.
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace 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.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: 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.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Hypnotherapy: 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.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Tara among the ways she works.
- Systemic 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
How Tara's approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that align with what matters. It can help with anxiety, life changes and caregiver stress by focusing on values and small steps. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and invites alternative narratives that open up new choices. It is useful for family conflict, identity shifts and issues linked to adoption or attachment.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. Tara collaborates with each person to find the right fit based on goals, preferences and how they respond in early sessions. She may combine narrative listening with ACT or skills from cognitive behavioural work to create a practical, personalised plan.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for in-depth work, phone sessions suit lower bandwidth or when being on camera is difficult, live chat and text are good for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and other commitments while still accessing appropriately qualified therapists.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Tara commonly help with?
Tara works with people facing family conflict, grief, eating and body image issues, parenting pressures and coping with life changes. She also supports those dealing with carer stress, chronic illness, adoption and attachment questions.
What is Tara's general therapy style?
Her approach is warm and practical, combining narrative listening with skills-based work. Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on small, achievable steps.
How much experience does Tara have?
She has 16 years of professional experience across hospitals, community health and mental health settings, plus independent practice work that includes social welfare support.
What credentials and location are relevant?
Tara holds AASW and practices in Australia. Her background includes clinical social work in a variety of health and community settings.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tara?
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