Tara Passaretti, LMHC

Tara Passaretti is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 18 years of professional experience. She practices in Rhode Island and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, and anger. Tara also helps people with sleep problems, parenting concerns, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, and other life transitions.

She describes a practical, person-focused approach in sessions. Conversations start with what brought someone in and what matters most now. She draws on several therapy styles to match the client's needs rather than using one fixed method.

Tara commonly uses client-centered techniques to listen and reflect what people are noticing about their thoughts and feelings. She also uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and to try new ways of responding. Narrative work helps people reframe difficult experiences, and solution-focused methods aim for specific steps clients can try between sessions.

Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented. Tara pays attention to relationship patterns, attachment issues, and communication problems when they affect someone’s daily life. She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, divorce and separation, and loneliness.

Her practical focus includes skills for handling anger, panic attacks, obsessions and compulsions, and seasonal mood changes. Tara encourages small, testable changes that fit into a person's routine. Prospective clients are directed to the site’s scheduling process to begin.

Approaches used in online sessions and what to expect