Meet Your Therapist
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Tara Scala, LCSW
EMDRIA TRAINED THERAPIST
STATES I AM LICENSED IN: ARIZONA, OREGON
WELCOME! I AM ORIGINALLY FROM ARIZONA AND GREW UP IN PHOENIX AND 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 BEGAN MY EMDR JOURNEY IN 2019.
I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING VETERANS, ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS WORK THROUGH EXPERIENCES OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS, 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 TRAINED IN EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR), DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT), AND CERTIFIED IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION (CBT-D). 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 TOGETHER.
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