Tara Hummel, LMHC, LPC

Asking for help can feel daunting, and Tara Hummel recognizes how significant that first step is. She brings a compassionate, strengths-based approach to therapy and focuses on helping people find hope and build a more fulfilling future. Tara is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Behavior Specialist in Pennsylvania, and she also holds LMHC and LPC credentials - LMHC means Licensed Mental Health Counselor and LPC means Licensed Professional Counselor. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which she integrates into trauma work when appropriate.

Tara has extensive experience supporting children and adolescents with Autism and other mental health concerns, working closely with caregivers to manage challenging behaviors and navigate co-parenting issues. She has a long history of supporting people in recovery from alcoholism and addiction and has volunteered as a grief facilitator at Camp Erin in Philadelphia, helping children and teens process the death of a loved one through therapeutic activities and remembrance work.

Her therapeutic stance emphasizes dignity, respect, and compassion, combining cognitive-behavioral techniques, trauma-focused interventions, and psychodynamic ideas to tailor treatment to each person. Tara works with a range of concerns including trauma, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, relationship issues, anxiety, and depression, aiming to empower clients to develop practical coping skills and healthier patterns for the future.