Tara helps individuals process their trauma experience in a safe therapeutic space, as well as building skills to self-soothe and regulate intense emotions by helping them understand trauma and its effects on the brain and body.

She also helps address other areas of life impacted by trauma, including relationships, self-care, and changed views of themselves and the world in light of the traumatic experience.

Tara is trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Tara helps adults with ADHD, from those who received their diagnosis early in life to those adjusting to a new diagnosis in adulthood.

She works with individuals to understanding the impact of ADHD and how it presents in adulthood, skill building, and addressing issues commonly seen together with ADHD including low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and regulating emotions.

*Please note that Tara does not provide ADHD assessment, her focus is in helping those with ADHD navigate the emotional and practical aspects of ADHD on their work, studies, and coping in life.

Self-esteem affects so many areas of our lives, including how we show up at work, our friendships and romantic relationships, and even perfectionism.

Tara works with individuals to help explore the origins of low self-esteem and to build skills to break the hold of low self-esteem.

Tara supports individuals in adjustment to life events, including chronic pain, work-related difficulties, health challenges, grief, and loss, parenting, and relationship breakdowns.

She helps those feeling overwhelmed by life’s challenges to adjust and boost their resilience.

Tara recognises that changing circumstances have a wide-ranging impact, from identity shifts and changes to routine, to impacted social and financial situations.

Tara helps those affected by issues such as perfectionism, poor work-life balance, stress and burnout, to boost their health and wellbeing, strengthen coping skills, and live a life that is meaningful and consistent with their values.

Having worked extensively with individuals with alcohol and drug misuse in community settings, Tara is experienced in helping individuals build skills to either minimise harm from their use, or to completely abstain from use.

Tara also helps individuals work on the underlying reasons for use (e.g. anxiety, grief, trauma, guilt) and develop more positive coping strategies to deal with distress.

Emilita helps students (undergraduate and postgraduate) and adults to improve their performance.

From study skills, procrastination, and exam anxiety, to public speaking and perfectionism, Emilita helps individuals boost their performance through unlocking unhelpful mindsets and habits that affect motivation and performance.

Emilita help individuals to recognise and understand factors that maintain mood difficulties (e.g. avoidance, poor self-care, negative view of self, cognitive errors, as well as unhelpful thinking and behavioural habits).

She helps individuals to identify strategies and goals to improve their sense of hope, resilience, and reignite their enjoyment of activities.