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Online therapist

Tara Wojtkunski

Support for parenting and life transitions

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Tara

Tara Wojtkunski is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia who focuses on family and parenting-related concerns and other life challenges. She brings 12 years of professional experience to sessions. Tara creates a calm setting where people can speak openly about worries, identity questions, mood shifts, and relationship stresses.

She aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone seeking help. In sessions she listens closely and helps clients name what matters to them.

Background and approach

Conversations are direct and grounded, with tools offered to manage anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms. She uses practical strategies to address relationship strain, stress from life transitions, and struggles tied to identity and self-worth. Tara draws from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

These methods are used to teach coping skills, change unhelpful thought patterns, and build emotional regulation. She combines these with a client-centered stance that keeps the person’s goals at the center of the work. Her background includes work with LGBT concerns, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, and other issues like self-harm, gender dysphoria, and workplace stress.

Tara also has experience addressing needs related to visual impairment and intellectual disability. She keeps discussions straightforward and focused on practical steps. Sessions are offered in English and designed to fit into busy lives.

Tara emphasizes collaboration so therapy fits each person’s schedule and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take steps toward them even when painful thoughts or feelings show up. It can be helpful for stress, anxiety, and coping with big life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood-related symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships, which can be useful for strong mood swings and self-harm urges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods together in a collaborative way. Clients and therapist decide which strategies to keep, adapt, or change based on what helps.

Online therapy makes fitting sessions into a busy schedule easier. Video calls let conversations feel face-to-face, phone sessions can be used when video isn't practical, and live chat or text-based messaging allow ongoing check-ins and brief support between appointments. These options make it simpler to use evidence-based methods like ACT, CBT, and DBT from home or work while keeping the focus on steady progress and real-life tools.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tara address?
She works with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, relationship strain, family and parenting stresses, trauma and abuse, and identity-related issues among other areas.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is direct and down-to-earth. She listens closely and uses practical tools to help manage emotions and improve daily coping.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of clinical experience and has worked with clients facing LGBT issues, mood disorders, trauma, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Georgia with licence number GA LPC LPC009865.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • LGBT
  • Relationship issues
  • Bipolar disorder

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience
12 years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English

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