Tara Ashley, LICSW, LCSW
Licensed in Minnesota · 16 years in practice
Tara Ashley is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 16 years of experience to her Montana practice.
License and registration
- LICSW, Minnesota
- 31959 · expires November 2027
- LCSW, Montana
- BBH-LCSW-LIC-50251 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1760882740 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
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About Tara
Tara Ashley is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 16 years of experience to her Montana practice. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Parents and people facing life changes often reach out for support with grief, parenting strain, and major transitions.
Her work combines acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered listening. Sessions are focused on what feels most urgent to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
She aims to help clients build tools for managing strong emotions like anger, shame, and overwhelm. Tara has a particular interest in issues that affect women, including pregnancy and childbirth, career concerns, and life purpose. She also helps people cope with trauma, post-traumatic stress, and intimacy-related struggles.
Practical topics such as sleeping problems, money worries, and finding meaning are part of the work she does. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She supports people in setting realistic goals and practicing new skills between sessions.
Clients who want both symptom relief and long-term change often find the mix of strategies useful. As a Montana clinician holding LICSW and LCSW credentials, Tara draws on a range of approaches to match each person’s needs. The focus is on clear steps, steady supports, and measurable progress over time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Women's issues
Approaches Tara names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approach-driven care delivered online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and to take actions that match their values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, sleeping problems, and low mood. The Gottman Method offers practical communication and relationship skills for those wanting clearer connection and less conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they will choose or blend methods so sessions feel useful and relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good for deeper conversation and skills practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and texting work well for short check-ins or when typing feels easier than talking. These options help people fit care into busy lives, handle daytime interruptions, and maintain ongoing support between appointments.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Tara commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, anger, self esteem, career concerns, bipolar issues, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Tara uses a collaborative, client-centered approach with practical tools from ACT, CBT, and DBT when helpful. Sessions focus on immediate concerns and building skills that can be used between appointments.
How many years has she practiced?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns and life stages.
Where is Tara licensed to practice?
She holds a Minnesota LICSW and a Montana LCSW and practices from Montana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule sessions?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and is provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to available times.
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