Tara Hale

• Relationships
• Anxiety and stress
• Grief and loss

About Tara

Tara Hale works with relationship difficulties, grief, compassion fatigue, stress, anxiety, addiction and related concerns. She uses a mix of approaches and offers both short and longer-term counselling. Tara is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and has seven years of professional experience.

Tara sees how stress can affect the body as well as the mind. She pays attention to sleep problems, bodily tension and how these can change behaviour and relationships. She discusses how patterns of stress can become a repeating cycle and looks at simple ways to reduce that cycle.

Sessions are offered in a person-centred way and can include psychodynamic and solution-focused work. Tara will also use creative or spiritually informed ideas when they suit the client. If a goal-focused plan would help, she will agree short-term objectives and steps to try between sessions.

Tara offers short blocks of counselling of four, six, eight or twelve sessions, as well as longer-term work when needed. Typical session times start at 9am with a limited number of evening slots at 7pm or 8pm. She reviews progress regularly and adjusts the plan if required.

She works within the BACP code of ethics and aims to practise within her professional competence. Sessions are conducted in English and Tara does not take international clients. To begin, clients complete an online matching questionnaire and arrange a first appointment.

How Tara’s approaches can work in online counselling

Tara combines client-centred work with psychodynamic and solution-focused approaches to help with relationships, grief, stress and addiction. Client-centred counselling focuses on listening and reflecting to help people make sense of their feelings and choices. Psychodynamic work looks at repeating patterns from past relationships and how these affect current behaviour. Solution-focused work sets small, practical goals to try between sessions and measures progress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Tara will work with each person to agree which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That means planning together and reviewing how things are going as therapy progresses.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting or travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited and avoid the need to travel to appointments. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly offer online sessions to help match care to everyday routines.

Topics Tara lists

• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Compassion fatigue
• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Self-love
• Women's issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Tara

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas she works on and she uses approaches aimed at reducing unhelpful patterns.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses client-centred methods alongside psychodynamic and solution-focused work, and can include creative or spiritual ideas where helpful.

How much experience does she have?

She has seven years of professional experience as a counsellor.

What are her credentials and where does she practise?

She is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

No, she does not accept international clients.

How are sessions arranged and how much do they cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started with her counselling?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.