Dr. Tara Aronstam

Tara Aronstam is a Resident in counseling, who specializes in self-esteem, body image, anxiety, depression, life transitions, self-improvement, grief and loss, child and adolescent counseling, and counseling for college students.Tara’s empathetic, positive approach to counseling is structured to help you get attuned to your authentic self and make the change you want to see in your life. Her main passion is to empower others. She loves helping them see their own potential and build on the skills they already have to create a balance within their life. Balance is tricky though, and it is different for every person. True balance can only come from a radical acceptance of who you are and where you’ve been coupled with a growth mindset towards the person you want to be. Tara’s job is to help you and encourage you along your journey. She believes that humans are born as a blank slate. As we grow, our experiences shape our personalities and lives. This means we are constantly growing and …evolving. Change is not only possible, but it is a continuous process that we experience throughout our lives. Embracing intentional or unintentional change is key to living a well-balanced life. Tara operates from a person-centered framework. This means you will be in control of a counseling session because you are the expert in your own life. Tara’s job is to use her expertise and professional training to help you find balance, but she is by no means the ultimate authority — you are!Tara believes that every person is in a different stage of their journey. She aims to meet them where they are at. Her choice of counseling modalities demonstrates that. Sometimes, she will add cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to a counseling session to better understand a client’s thoughts as opposed to their emotions. She will also use aspects from dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) to teach skills for regulating one’s emotions and interacting with the world.