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- CBT methods
- Solution-focused work
- Trauma-informed care
About Tara
Tara Best is an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) practicing in Oklahoma with three years of experience. She lists relationship, family, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, stress, anxiety, grief, and related concerns among her focus areas. She works with adults who are managing challenges at home and in close relationships.
Her approach uses practical, goal-focused methods. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. She also uses Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people set clear goals and take small steps toward change. Trauma-Focused Therapy informs her work with people who have trauma or abuse in their past.
Tara often helps people dealing with parenting strain, blended family issues, adoption and foster care realities, and divorce or separation. She also works with concerns such as anger, intimacy-related problems, communication difficulties, caregiver stress, and financial strain tied to family life.
Sessions tend to be practical and direct. Clients can expect conversations that identify immediate challenges and then try small experiments or new ways of responding at home. She aims to help people recognize patterns and try different options that fit their life.
Tara lists experience with first responder issues, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and aging or geriatric issues. She provides services in English and accepts international clients. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, people are asked to use the online option to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Online sessions using CBT help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practice concrete skills to change reactions at home or work.Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people clarify their goals and increase their willingness to try change. In an online setting it can support decisions about parenting approaches, relationship steps, or behavior changes by breaking larger goals into doable actions.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your concerns, goals, and preferences and then suggest methods to try. This is collaborative - you and the therapist decide what feels most useful and adjust as needed.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy home life, allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or avoid travel time. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help therapy fit into everyday routines without asking you to rearrange large parts of your day.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family concerns does she address?
She works with adults on relationship and family issues including parenting strain, blended family problems, divorce and separation, and communication difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, goal-focused methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her professional background and experience?
She holds the LMFT credential and lists three years of practice experience working with relationship, family, trauma, and parenting concerns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is based in Oklahoma and is listed as an OK LMFT.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm any regional or scheduling details when you start the process.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps start the process of working together?
Begin by selecting the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.