Tara Ashley, LICSW, LCSW
Therapist in Montana
Tara Ashley is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and big life changes.
- License 31959, BBH-LCSW-LIC-50251 · Minnesota, Montana Expires November 2027, December 2026
- NPI 1760882740 · national registry
- Experience and languages 16+ years in practice English
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About Tara
Tara Ashley is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and big life changes. She practices in Montana and focuses on practical ways to reduce overwhelm and build steadier day-to-day coping. Tara works with people who want clearer direction and calmer relationships.
Her work blends relationship-focused ideas from the Gottman Method with evidence-based tools like cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward skills to address sleeping problems, anger, and low self-esteem alongside relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Sessions often include concrete strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Tara also brings techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and client-centered therapy to help people tolerate strong emotions and feel heard.
That mix supports people facing trauma and post-traumatic stress, grief, compassion fatigue, or parenting stress. She offers space to talk through guilt, shame, and questions about life purpose. She has particular experience supporting women through pregnancy, childbirth, and career transitions, and she helps individuals navigating divorce and separation.
Tara aims to make therapy collaborative and tailored to each person’s goals. In sessions she focuses on building small, usable habits and clear communication skills. Her approach is calm, direct, and aimed at practical progress so people can return to daily life with more tools and confidence.
Credentials
- LICSW (Minnesota)
- License 31959 · expires November 2027
- LCSW (Montana)
- License BBH-LCSW-LIC-50251 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1760882740 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Women's issues
Approaches Tara names
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the approaches Tara names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Gottman Method work focuses on communication and connection skills to reduce conflict and improve how people talk about sensitive topics; it can be useful when relationship patterns cause ongoing stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tara will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and the problems they want to change, then suggest a mix of methods to try. Together they track what works and adjust the plan when needed.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, parenting, or medical appointments while keeping care consistent.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Tara helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stress, and life transitions such as divorce and separation.
What is her approach in sessions?
She blends Gottman Method ideas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT, DBT, and client-centered techniques to teach skills, improve communication, and manage strong emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with people on a wide range of concerns including post-traumatic stress and compassion fatigue.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Minnesota LICSW and a Montana LCSW and practices in Montana.
What languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are used?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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