About Tara
Tara Caporiccio is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and help with major life changes. Tara uses evidence-based techniques to help people build coping skills and manage hard moments.
She keeps sessions collaborative and straightforward. People can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through what feels overwhelming. Tara aims to help clients notice patterns, try small changes, and practice new ways of coping.
Background and approach
With three years of clinical experience, Tara focuses on practical skills that fit daily life. She draws on approaches backed by research to guide conversation and practice. The emphasis is on skills you can use between sessions, such as breath work, grounding strategies, and step-by-step plans for facing difficult situations.
Tara pays attention to where someone is right now and what they want to change. She works with each person to set realistic goals and track progress. Sessions often include problem-solving, skill practice, and reflection on what’s working.
Therapy is paced to each person’s needs. Some people choose short-term work to handle a specific stressor. Others prefer ongoing support while they process trauma or navigate life transitions.
Tara helps people decide which path fits their situation and goals.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Tara uses a small set of evidence-based techniques to guide sessions. One common approach focuses on skill-building for anxiety and stress, teaching practical tools like grounding, breathing, and stepwise exposure to reduce avoidance. These strategies help people manage intense moments and gradually face difficult situations.Another approach centers on processing trauma and difficult memories in a paced way. This involves creating safety, learning stabilization skills, and then working through troubling experiences at a rate the client can manage. The aim is to reduce overwhelming reactions and increase a sense of control over daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tara collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adjusts tactics if something isn’t helping.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow full conversation and visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day, and chat or text works for brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English