Tara Porphy , LPC

Tara Porphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey with ten years of experience in the mental health field. As an LPC, she holds a professional counseling license that authorizes her to provide therapeutic services across a range of settings. Tara has provided care in homes, offices, residential programs, and via telehealth, working with clients from early childhood through older adulthood.

Her clinical background includes work in a dual-diagnosis residential program addressing substance abuse, addiction, and co-occurring mental health concerns, where she led groups and provided individual and family-based counseling. She also supported family members of residents and used approaches such as motivational interviewing and psychoeducation while assisting individuals in recovery. Tara approaches addiction as a family issue and is experienced working with those directly affected as well as their loved ones.

Tara’s experience spans anxiety, panic disorders, depression, trauma, self-harm, and intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism. She has worked with at-risk children, teens, and their families in home environments and frequently partners with parents either individually or within the family unit to address parenting challenges that affect wellbeing. Her style is adaptable and client-focused, drawing on an eclectic mix of methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and person-centered techniques. Tara welcomes clients at all stages of their journey and is committed to collaborative work toward healing and growth.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Tara Porphy

Within her practice Tara commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy to meet a variety of clinical needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, empathetic stance that respects each person’s own goals and pace and can help with self-esteem, parenting concerns, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relationship patterns that develop from early bonds and can be especially helpful for attachment issues, abandonment concerns, and challenges in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Tara collaborates with clients to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so therapy remains responsive and practical.

Online therapy with Tara is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allows for flexible scheduling and continuity of care. These options can make it easier for caregivers, busy parents, and people managing multiple responsibilities to access therapy, maintain progress during life changes, and engage in regular appointments from wherever they are.