Meet Your Therapist

  • Tara Scala, LCSW

    EMDRIA CERTIFIED THERAPIST & BOARD APPROVED SUPERVISOR IN ARIZONA. I AM LICENSED TO PROVIDE THERAPY IN ARIZONA AND OREGON.

    WELCOME! I AM ORIGINALLY FROM ARIZONA AND GREW UP IN PHOENIX. I RECENTLY MOVED TO THE GREAT NORTHWEST, WHERE I CURRENTLY RESIDE. I AM A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER LICENSED TO PROVIDE THERAPY AND SUPERVISION THROUGH THE ARIZONA BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXAMINERS. I RECEIVED MY MASTER’S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY IN 2018 AND I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING EMDR SINCE 2019.

    I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING VETERANS, ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS WORK THROUGH EXPERIENCES OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS, MORAL INJURY, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION. I HAVE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF MY CAREER WORKING WITH ADULT SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA, INCLUDING U.S. VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL TRAUMA. I AM CERTIFIED IN EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR), TRAINED IN DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT), AND CERTIFIED IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION (CBT-D) THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN’S AFFAIRS. MY APPROACH IS HUMANISTIC- MEANING I WILL MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE. I ENJOY DOING DEEP WORK WITH MY CLIENTS AND GETTING TO THE ROOT OF WHAT FEELS STUCK.

    WHEN YOU ARE READY TO BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY TOWARD HEALING, PLEASE REACH OUT! I OFFER FREE 10-MINUTE CONSULTATION PHONE CALLS TO SEE IF WE ARE A GOOD FIT BEFORE SCHEDULING.