Tara Prom , LICSW

Tara Prom is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes. She works with individuals struggling with trauma, relationship strain, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, mood ups and downs, and caregiving stress. Tara speaks plainly and offers calm, steady support to help people take the next step toward feeling more able to cope.

Tara uses a practical, person-focused approach. She listens first and adapts conversations and plans to each person’s needs. Sessions aim to identify concrete steps that reduce distress and build everyday coping skills. Work may include rethinking unhelpful patterns, practicing small behavior changes, and building ways to handle triggers that come from past hurt.

She draws on a mix of client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, solution-focused techniques, and trauma-focused work. This combination helps people address immediate problems while also repairing the effects of past trauma. Tara tailors tools to fit someone’s routine and goals so progress feels realistic and relevant.

Tara has worked in the field for 11 years and holds a Minnesota LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. She provides services in English from Minnesota and does not take international clients. Her tone is respectful and practical, and she encourages people to move at a pace that feels manageable.

If someone wants to try online sessions, Tara will help structure visits around what the person needs and how they prefer to communicate. She aims to make each session useful and focused on real-life change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. In this approach Tara follows the person’s lead, reflects what she hears, and builds a plan around each person’s goals. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to sort feelings and decide what matters most.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Tara may use CBT tools to identify unhelpful thought patterns, try small behavior changes, and track progress. This is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tara will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those methods as needed so the plan fits daily life.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone can be a simpler check-in that needs less bandwidth, and messaging or chat can suit quick updates or moments between appointments. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, school, caregiving, or other responsibilities while keeping therapy practical and focused on real-life change.