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Tara Wallace

Tara Wallace

LSCSW

Therapist in Kansas

Calm, practical care for life’s hard moments

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  • Experience 12 years
  • Languages English
  • Sessions Online
  • Trauma responsive
  • Practical skills
  • Culturally grounded

About Tara

Tara Wallace is a licensed social worker who helps people feeling overwhelmed by loss, family strain, or past hurt. She focuses on making therapy feel steady and manageable. Her style is calm and direct. She invites clients to slow down and notice how past and present connect.

She centers care on the whole person, including cultural background and life experience. Sessions work on building emotional regulation skills and developing simple tools to use day to day. Tara emphasizes practical strategies, not pressure or perfection. She offers a pace that can fit into ordinary life.

Tara has 12 years of clinical experience and holds a Kansas Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker credential, LSCSW. That background informs her work with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and depression. She also addresses issues like attachment, adoption and foster care, and isolation or loneliness.

In the room she uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people recognize patterns and practice new responses. Conversations often include skill building for communication, managing intense feelings, and repairing relationships with self and others. The goal is usable change, not quick fixes.

To begin, she asks people to pick the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm current session options before booking.

How evidence-based techniques are used online

The practice emphasizes evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people connect past experiences to present struggles. One common approach focuses on building emotional regulation skills - teaching simple steps to notice and manage intense feelings so daily tasks feel easier. Another approach centers on processing trauma in small, paced ways to reduce overwhelm and increase resilience over time.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals and preferences, then adapts methods to fit those needs. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow consistent check-ins during life transitions. Some formats may allow shorter check-ins when time is tight or sessions without video when speaking feels easier. Ask about the specific session formats available when you arrange your first appointment.

License and NPI

LSCSW Kansas · No. LSCSW 4741
NPI1043633027

As shown on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCommunication problemsDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issues

Experience

12+ years

Credentials

Kansas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tara focus on?

She focuses on family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, and depression, along with related areas such as attachment, adoption and foster care, and isolation or loneliness.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is calm and steady with an emphasis on slowing down and connecting past and present. Sessions focus on building emotional regulation skills and practical tools for daily life.

What is her clinical background?

She brings 12 years of clinical experience working with people impacted by trauma, family concerns, and grief. That experience guides her practical, skills-oriented approach.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds a Kansas LSCSW credential. Her practice is based in Kansas.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from another country?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

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

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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