Tara Murphy, MACP, Mental Health Therapist

Populations: Adults, Adolescents (14+) and Couples

Areas of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Grief and Loss, Stress and Burnout, Aging and Life Transitions, Sexual and Gender Identity, Anger, Relationships, Family Dynamics and Self Esteem and Self Compassion 

Therapeutic Models: Solution Focused Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman, Integrative Sex Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Strength-based Strategies.

Location: St. Albert and Virtual

Availability: Monday Evenings

Whether it's managing daily stressors, navigating relationships, moving through grief, healing from traumas or many other mental health challenges, I recognize the courage it takes to utilize a resource like therapy when continuing down one’s path of healing and self-discovery. I strive to provide clients with support that is open-minded and unconditional, meeting them where they are at on their journey and working together to find self-compassion and strategies best tailored for them. I integrate approaches that focus on self-acceptance, one’s own strengths, solutions, and cognitive-emotional strategies through a culturally-responsive and socially just lens. I am honoured to be on the provider-side of care and walking alongside individuals as they heal and grow.

Tara is a mental health therapist in good standing with the Psychologists Association of Alberta. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Alberta and went on to graduate from Yorkville University with a Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology. Throughout graduate school, Tara worked for Indigenous-based organization partnered with Child Social Services that strived to support high-risk youth and families alongside their healing journey. These experiences and perspectives shaped the collaborative style she utilizes with clients.