Tara Massie
Person-centred counsellor focused on practical support
About Tara
Tara Massie offers a person-centred approach that puts the client's experience at the heart of therapy. She uses simple, compassionate conversation to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Tara explains things plainly and focuses on what matters to the individual in front of her.
With seven years of practice, Tara has worked with people facing both long-term and recent difficulties. She supports those coping with life changes, loss of motivation, and issues linked to childhood or later trauma.
Background and approach
She also brings experience supporting people with chronic illness, caregiver strain and age-related concerns. Tara adapts sessions to each person. She listens first, then helps clients set clear, achievable goals.
Sessions can cover problem-solving, rebuilding confidence, or finding new ways to cope when life feels overwhelming. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Tara offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary with location and therapist availability. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire and then schedules sessions according to the therapist's calendar. Tara encourages a short commitment of a few sessions to see how therapy feels and what changes follow.
What Tara works with
How Tara works
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Sessions & fees
How Tara’s Client-Centred Approach Works Online
Tara uses Client-Centred Therapy online, which means she focuses on listening, empathy and following the client’s lead. This approach helps when someone needs to talk through grief, anxiety, loss of motivation or struggles with self-esteem. The aim is to create a space where people feel understood and can explore what feels most helpful to them.The therapist works collaboratively to find the best way forward. Together they set goals and test what techniques suit the person’s needs and preferences. If an approach doesn’t fit, the plan is reviewed and changed to better match the client’s aims and day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and clearer non-verbal cues. Phone sessions are useful when less bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are good for brief check-ins, reflection between sessions or when writing helps to organise thoughts.
These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments. Registered professionals and therapists use these formats to maintain continuity of care and to adapt session length and style to what helps each person most.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
