Tara Hale, BACP

Tara Hale is an integrative counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 7 years of professional experience. She supports people facing a wide range of difficulties, including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, shame, guilt, rejection, abandonment and relationship challenges, as well as issues around becoming a parent, grief and loss, addiction, self-worth, boundaries, compassion fatigue and the demands of caring for others.

With a strong interest in the mind-body connection, Tara recognises how emotional strain can show up physically as aches, disturbed sleep and shifts in behaviour that feed back into more stress. She works in a flexible, person-focused way that draws on humanistic, transpersonal and person-centred ideas alongside psychodynamic and creative methods, and will also adopt a goal-oriented, solution-focused approach when that better suits a client’s needs.

Tara offers both short-term packages of 4, 6, 8 or 12 sessions and longer-term counselling, and session times begin at 9am with a limited number of later appointments at 7pm or 8pm. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and practices within that professional code of ethics. Tara aims to provide a space where clients feel seen, heard and accepted as they work through change and healing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Client-Centred Therapy places the client’s experience at the heart of the work. It focuses on empathy, acceptance and supporting people to explore their feelings and sense of self, which can be especially helpful for issues like self-esteem, relationship difficulties and life transitions.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences and relationship patterns influence current behaviour and emotional responses. It can be useful when attachment, abandonment or repeating relational patterns are affecting wellbeing and daily life.

Solution-Focused Therapy is a practical, goal-oriented approach that concentrates on strengths and small, achievable changes. It suits people seeking short-term support to manage stress, make decisions or tackle specific problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Tara will work collaboratively with each person to identify what feels most helpful based on their needs, goals and preferences. Registered professionals and therapists often blend methods to match the client’s situation.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, manage caring responsibilities and access support from home. These options let clients choose a format that suits their comfort level and practical needs while working with a registered professional.