Tara Steinke, LMFT — Therapist in California

Hi there, I'm Tara!

My focus areas are anxiety, grief and loss, career and life transitions, relationship and intimacy concerns, mood disorders, and stress management. I work with adolescents and adults, bringing a trauma-informed and sex-positive lens to my practice.

My focus

I love working with clients who are struggling with career and life transitions, anxiety, grief and loss, stress management, and relationship and intimacy concerns.

My approach

I welcome a collaborative process and use a mix of Narrative, Relational, Attachment, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness approaches. I also incorporate somatic awareness and interventions into my work with clients.

My communication style

I am a collaborative therapist who works with clients in a directive, calm, and empathetic manner.

My journey to mental healthcare

I have a background as a sexual assault advocate and bring a strong passion for working with individuals with sexual trauma histories. I'm also a yoga and meditation teacher and incorporate mindfulness and somatic awareness into my work. I worked in the entertainment industry before becoming a therapist.

My goals for you

I believe much of the work in therapy consists of acceptance and compassion: of our past, of what currently shows up in our lives, and learning to understand how what we resist can be linked to our ongoing struggles or maladaptive behaviors. At times, this may mean extending compassion and forgiveness to others and to ourselves.

Our first session

I help clients explore how their symptoms impact their wellness and understand what strengths they bring to therapy. The goal is to break down problematic narratives while helping clients access their internal resilience. I take a bio-psycho-social approach, focusing on how mind and body are connected.

I identify as...

Female
Caucasian or White

Expertise

Specialties

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Treatment approaches

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

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Focus populations

Body Positivity

Gay

LGBTQIA+

Lesbian

Queer

Sex Worker

Sex-Positive/Kink

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Therapy types

Individual Therapy

Ages served

Adults
Minors

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna
All Savers
Allegiance
Allied
Anthem

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Languages spoken

English

Education

Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

Tara Steinke