Tara Massie
Person-centred counsellor for everyday struggles
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About Tara
Tara Massie offers person-centred counselling that puts the person's experience first. She listens without judgement and helps people find their own solutions. Tara uses simple, clear language and a calm presence to make talking feel easier.
She focuses on common concerns such as stress and anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and coping with major life changes. Tara also works with issues linked to abandonment, ageing, chronic illness and disability, and caregiving stress.
Background and approach
Other areas she supports include communication problems, guilt and shame, and the emotional impact of serious illness such as cancer and HIV/AIDS. Tara has seven years of professional experience in counselling practice in the United Kingdom. She is regulated by the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, which is shown as BACP.
This means she follows professional standards set out by that body. In sessions she aims to tailor the conversation to each person. That might mean making space to tell your story, checking how you cope day to day, or working towards small, practical changes.
She often suggests keeping a short plan between meetings to track what helps and what does not. To begin, people are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Sessions are arranged to fit with the therapist's schedule and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 7
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 383963
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Tara's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Tara works with
Everything Tara lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- 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 natural or human-caused disaster
- 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
Approaches Tara lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Tara works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods to fit a person's goals and preferences. That process is collaborative and starts by talking about what a person hopes to change or understand.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins between meetings. It can also help when someone prefers not to use video or needs a quieter arrangement for a short session. Registered or accredited professionals can discuss practical arrangements and choose a format that suits each person's life and commitments.
Questions and answers
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
Tara supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also works with issues such as abandonment, chronic pain and caregiver stress.
What is Tara's therapy style like?
She practices Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening and helping people find their own solutions. Sessions tend to be conversational and paced by the person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
Tara has seven years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom. That experience informs how she tailors sessions to individual concerns.
What credentials and location are noted?
She is regulated by the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, shown as BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of counselling?
Use the Start Therapy button, fill in the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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