Tara Hiller

Tara Hiller is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Washington with 18 years of experience. She aims to create a calm, straightforward space where people can talk about what's hardest and figure out manageable steps forward. Tara emphasizes listening first and helping each person uncover what matters most to them.

She uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. In sessions she helps people notice patterns, try new skills, and make decisions that match their values. That can mean learning breathing and grounding tools, testing a different thought, or planning small behavior changes.

Tara has worked in both private and public settings, which she says helped her learn practical ways to support people through stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, anger, addiction, and mood concerns. She also addresses issues such as parenting strain, adoption and foster care questions, attachment concerns, and identity matters including LGBT and gender dysphoria topics.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Tara focuses on helping people reduce overwhelm, improve relationships with themselves and others, and find clearer direction when life shifts. She encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes and tailors pacing to each person's needs.

To begin, she asks people to share what they hope to change and what gets in the way. From there she and the person work together on simple, practical steps and new ways of coping that fit real life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, anger, and feeling stuck in life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and introduces concrete experiments and skills to shift unhelpful habits. CBT often helps with panic, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and build tolerance for difficult emotions, which can support stress, trauma responses, and compassion fatigue.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, life demands, and what feels useful, then try methods together. That collaborative process helps tailor skills and pacing to each person's needs.

Confirm the session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and let people practice skills where they live. Licensed professionals can guide skill practice, homework, and problem solving in ways that aim to fit a person's daily routine and responsibilities.