Tara Ashley

Tara Ashley is a licensed psychotherapist practicing in Montana. She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and brings 16 years of experience to her work. Tara focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and anger. She also helps people facing relationship challenges, parenting concerns, and major life transitions.

She uses a practical, compassionate style and aims to make therapy straightforward. Sessions focus on clear goals, coping strategies, and everyday steps clients can try between meetings. Tara draws on a mix of methods to match each person’s needs rather than using one fixed approach.

Many clients seek her help for trauma recovery, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. She also supports people dealing with career stress, compassion fatigue, and navigating divorce or separation. Tara has worked with women through pregnancy, childbirth, and career development stages.

Her work often includes building skills for managing strong emotions and improving sleep and self-esteem. She helps people explore values and find direction when life purpose feels unclear. Practical tools and mindful awareness are common parts of sessions.

Tara emphasizes collaboration and respect in the therapy room. She invites clients to set the pace and focuses on what feels most useful for them. To start, she asks people to share their concerns and goals so she can tailor a plan that fits their life.

How these approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and practicing different responses to relieve anxiety, low mood, and anger. The Gottman Method brings attention to communication habits and practical skills for repairing relationship strain and improving connection.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Tara will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice can shift over time as needs change, and she adjusts the plan together with the client.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins when needed. They can also let someone choose audio-only or video depending on bandwidth, comfort, or energy level. The therapist and client will discuss what works best practically and clinically during the first meetings.