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Tara Hummel, LMHC, LPC
Florida
Licensed counselor - Anxiety and addiction
See online therapy options- CBT techniques
- Trauma-focused work
- Grief support
About Tara
Tara Hummel is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of clinical experience based in Florida. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, relationship issues, anger, self-esteem, and depression. She also works with people coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Sessions are conducted in English.
Tara draws on several practical approaches to support change. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift everyday habits. She also applies trauma-focused methods and psychodynamic ideas to understand how past experiences shape current behavior. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is included among her approaches where appropriate.
Before moving into broader counseling work, Tara spent many years supporting children and adolescents with autism and other mental health challenges, and their guardians, focusing on managing behavior and co-parenting difficulties. She has extensive experience working with people affected by alcohol and substance use over a long period.
Tara has volunteered at grief camps that help young people process the death of a loved one, running activities and helping children express feelings and memorialize family members. That work informs her practical, hands-on approach when grief is part of a person's concern.
Her practice emphasizes clear, structured methods that let people practice different responses to stress and painful memories. Prospective clients who want to start can use the online therapy options button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How these approaches translate to online work
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and breaking down problematic routines. Online CBT sessions typically involve setting concrete goals, practicing small behavioral experiments between sessions, and using structured homework to track changes. This approach is useful for anxiety, stress, low mood, and habit-related problems.EMDR is a trauma-focused method that helps people process distressing memories. In practice it involves guided processing of troubling images and sensations while using bilateral stimulation. It is often chosen when past events continue to cause strong reactions in daily life.
Client-centered elements mean the therapist listens closely and follows the client's pace, helping the person describe what matters most. Together the therapist and client decide which method or combination to try based on current goals, needs, and preferences.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review concerns and goals in early sessions and recommend steps to try. Clients can expect collaboration on what techniques to use and when to adjust course.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a weekday break, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Ask which session styles are offered and how they fit your routine.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she focus on?
Tara works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also lists ADHD, compassion fatigue, and women's issues among her focus areas.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and structured, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits, alongside trauma-focused and psychodynamic ideas when those fit the problem.
How many years of experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience, plus additional years working specifically with addiction and with children and adolescents in behavior support roles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin sessions?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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 you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.