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 is a state-licensed counselor trained to provide psychotherapy across the lifespan. Her work spans multiple settings - home, office, residential programs, and telehealth - and she has supported people from early childhood through older adulthood, serving clients aged roughly 3 to 70 and beyond.

Her clinical background includes roles in a dual-diagnosis residential program for men with co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions, where she led groups, provided individual and family counseling, and supported residents' family members. She draws on motivational interviewing and psychoeducation when working with people in recovery and with their families, and she approaches addiction as a condition that affects whole family systems.

Tara has considerable experience treating anxiety, panic, depression, trauma, and self-harm, and she has worked with individuals who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism. She has also provided in-home services for at-risk children, teens, and their families, often working with parents individually or with the family unit to address parenting challenges that can impact overall wellbeing.

Her therapeutic style is eclectic and adaptable, tailored to each person or family. She incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and client-centered methods among other approaches, focusing on practical coping skills, improved communication, and healthier relationships. Tara welcomes clients seeking support with stress, anger, addictions, grief, sleep difficulties, ADHD, and a range of life changes, and she aims to collaborate on steps toward healing.

Attachment, Client-Centered, and CBT Approaches Online

Tara integrates several evidence-informed approaches into online work, starting with Attachment-Based Therapy, which focuses on how early relationships shape patterns of connection and helps address attachment issues, abandonment, and family dynamics. Client-Centered Therapy (also called person-centered) emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration, allowing clients to guide the pace and focus of their healing while building self-esteem and personal insight. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and coping with life changes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Tara works collaboratively with each person and family to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she remains flexible so treatment can evolve as progress is made.

Online therapy modalities - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit care into busy lives, reduce travel time, and maintain continuity when schedules or circumstances change. These options allow licensed professionals to offer consistent, accessible support while tailoring session types to what works best for each client.