About Tara
Tara Massie is a person-centred counsellor who draws on seven years of practice to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief and low self‑esteem. She aims to create a respectful, calm space where people can talk through what matters to them and begin to feel more motivated and connected to life again. Tara focuses on straightforward conversation rather than jargon.
She listens closely and adapts sessions to each person's needs. That can mean exploring feelings about loss, working through depressive symptoms, or talking about major life changes and how to cope with them.
Background and approach
Her background includes supporting people with trauma, chronic illness and caregiver stress, as well as concerns linked to ageing, autism and serious medical diagnoses. She also helps those dealing with control issues, guilt or relationship and family problems that weigh on daily life. Tara is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
She offers therapy through a mix of formats to fit different routines and circumstances. To begin, she encourages a short commitment of a few sessions to establish whether the approach feels helpful. Sessions are shaped around what each person wants to achieve, with practical steps and regular check‑ins so progress is clear.
Person‑centred approach and online sessions
Tara works primarily using a person‑centred approach. That means sessions centre on the person's own experience and goals, with the counsellor listening closely and reflecting what emerges. This approach can help when people want to process anxiety, grief, low self‑esteem or life changes without being pushed into a fixed method.In practice that looks like open conversation, guided by what the person brings to the session. The counsellor aims to understand feelings, help name difficult thoughts and support practical next steps. For issues such as coping with chronic illness, caregiver strain or the aftermath of trauma, this steady, person-focused way of working can make it easier to decide what to try next.
Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The therapist will talk through goals and preferences and adapt sessions if a different focus would be more useful. This collaborative plan means the person has a clear say in how therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text‑based messaging. Video calls allow face‑to‑face conversation when bandwidth permits, phone sessions work well for shorter check‑ins or when video is not practical, and text or chat can suit people who prefer writing or need greater scheduling flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and day‑to‑day life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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