Tara Unadkat

Tara Unadkat is a Clinical Social Worker and counsellor with 16 years of experience in Australian hospitals, community health and mental health settings. She works with people facing grief, family conflict, eating concerns, parenting challenges and major life changes. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people feel more confident and resilient.

Tara believes the first step is building everyday skills to cope better. Sessions focus on simple strategies for emotion regulation, clearer communication and realistic problem solving. She aims to tailor conversations to each person's situation so sessions feel relevant and useful.

In practice she draws on several therapy approaches to suit different needs. Tara uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and adopt small changes. She also works with attachment-based ideas when relationships and bonding are central to the concern.

Her background includes running a private practice alongside roles in hospitals and community services. That variety informs a practical style that links counselling to real-life supports and follow-up. People often come away with clearer choices and concrete steps they can try between sessions.

Tara aims to treat everyone with respect and sensitivity. She encourages clients to see themselves as the expert in their own life while she offers guidance, tools and steady support through difficult times.

How Tara’s approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for grief, anxiety and managing life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thinking patterns that make problems worse and practising alternative responses. It is often used for eating concerns, anxiety and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and can help when family or relationship issues are central.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tara treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss which methods feel most useful for the person's goals and preferences. She adapts strategies as progress is made and checks in about what is or isn't helping.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed and letting people join from quieter surroundings. It also supports continuity of care when attending in-person sessions is difficult. Ask about current session arrangements and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire.