Tara Best, LMFT - Therapist in Oklahoma

About Tara

Tara Best is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who uses practical, goal-focused methods to help families and parents navigate hard moments. She keeps sessions straightforward and action-oriented. Parents who feel overwhelmed by behavior, relationship strain, or big life changes can expect clear steps and compassionate guidance.

Her work focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside relationship issues and trauma. She helps with anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and stress.

Background and approach

She also supports people managing ADHD, bipolar-related challenges, and problems tied to caregiving and aging. Tara draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. These approaches guide concrete techniques for changing unhelpful thoughts, building motivation for change, setting small goals, and processing trauma at a manageable pace.

With three years of practice as an LMFT in Oklahoma, she brings direct clinical experience and a respectful style. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. Practical communication options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

She asks new clients to start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling follows the therapist's availability and subscriptions can be canceled at any time. Tara aims to meet parents where they are and work step by step toward clearer routines and calmer relationships.

Therapy approaches you can use online

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people work through painful past events at a pace that feels safe. It focuses on processing memories and reducing the ways trauma upsets daily life, which can help with family interactions and parenting stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts and habits that keep problems going. It teaches simple skills to shift thinking and build new behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and common parenting challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and daily realities and suggest methods that fit those needs. Decisions about which tools to use are made together, and the plan can change as progress is made.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy family lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, while phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexible ways to check in. These options help parents and caregivers keep continuity of care while managing school, work, and other responsibilities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

Tara helps with family and parenting issues, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, plus mood and anxiety concerns. She also supports people facing grief, anger, stress, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and life transitions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her work is practical and goal-oriented using techniques from CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. Sessions focus on clear steps, skills, and short-term goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has three years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist. That experience includes working with family and parenting concerns and trauma-related issues.

Where does she hold her license and what is it?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Oklahoma with credential OK LMFT LMFT00467.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered online?

Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Licensed: Oklahoma
Languages: English

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