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Tara Jenkins

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Tara Jenkins, LCSW

Pennsylvania

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Pennsylvania / CW024456
  • NPI1235737412
  • Experience10 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationPennsylvania

About

  • Attachment focus
  • CBT skills
  • Mindfulness practice

About Tara

Tara Jenkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, and anger. She works directly with adults on problems such as self-esteem, coping with life changes, grief, parenting stress, and mood concerns. Sessions are offered in English and she uses approaches drawn from several evidence-based therapies.

Her work often centers on attachment patterns and how past relationships shape current reactions. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Mindfulness practices appear in sessions as short exercises to steady attention and reduce reactivity.

Tara describes her style as client-centered and collaborative. She helps people clarify goals, try practical strategies, and adjust those strategies based on what actually works. For relationship concerns she may draw on aspects of the Gottman Method to address communication patterns and rebuild trust.

Over a decade of clinical work in Pennsylvania has included supporting people from diverse backgrounds and addressing multicultural concerns. She also helps with caregiver stress, substance use issues, and feelings of isolation or abandonment. Her LCSW credential is listed as PA LCSW.

Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; costs vary with location. Prospective clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling an initial appointment through the site's booking flow.

How sessions work

Approaches used in online sessions

Tara draws on attachment-based work to look at how early and important relationships influence current patterns. This approach helps people notice triggers in relationships and practice different, healthier responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test practical behavior changes that reduce reactivity and improve mood. Mindfulness techniques are small attention exercises and breathing practices that help lower immediate anger or anxiety and make choices clearer.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tara works collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions may start by trying one method and adjusting it based on what helps most in everyday life.

Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow for a quicker check-in when needed. Different formats can also make it easier to use brief mindfulness or CBT exercises between work tasks or during short breaks.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

GriefParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, anger, depression, grief, parenting stress, and related concerns.

What is her therapeutic approach like?

Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, mixing attachment work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness exercises to address emotions and behavior.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of experience providing therapy in Pennsylvania.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as PA LCSW, and practices in Pennsylvania.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

What formats are used for sessions?

Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for appointments.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling your first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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