Tara Wagner, LCSW

Tara Wagner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Indiana with 12 years of professional experience. She works with adults on issues such as addiction, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and stress. Sessions are presented in a direct, practical way that focuses on what people want to change at home and in their day-to-day life.

Before private practice, she worked in inpatient and outpatient settings and in medication-assisted treatment and academic environments. That range of settings informs how she approaches complex situations, especially when addiction and mental health concerns occur together. She has experience addressing co-occurring disorders and long-term trauma effects.

Tara uses several evidence-based approaches and adapts them to what a person describes as most helpful. She draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's perspective, cognitive behavioral techniques that focus on thoughts and behaviors, and motivational interviewing to build readiness for change. Solution-focused tools are used for concrete problem solving and short-term goals.

In sessions she aims to be straightforward and respectful. Conversations typically focus on specific problems at home, practical steps people can try between appointments, and small changes that reduce daily stress. She recognizes the importance of personal history and attachment patterns when working through relationship and abandonment concerns.

People looking for help with addictions, grief, parenting stress, or relationship communication will find a practitioner who combines practical strategies with attention to emotional experience. Tara works with adults and conducts sessions in English.

Therapeutic approaches and remote working together