- Blended family issues
- Parenting support
- CBT and ACT methods
About Tara
Tara Unadkat is an AASW social worker and counsellor in Australia with 16 years of experience. She works with adults on family concerns, grief, eating issues, parenting and coping with life changes, including blended family issues.
She has worked in hospitals, community health and mental health services. Tara also runs a private practice where she offers social welfare support alongside therapeutic sessions. Her background means she can draw on clinical and community experience when people face complex family changes.
In sessions she focuses on practical skills to build confidence and resilience. That can mean learning emotional regulation, clearer ways to communicate, or step-by-step strategies for parenting and caregiving stress. She aims to help people manage anxiety, relationship strains, and the practical fallout of separation or loss.
Tara uses a mix of approaches depending on the concern. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-based ideas, Client-Centred work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to shape conversations and exercises. This means sessions can involve values clarification, behaviour experiments, skills practice and attention to attachment patterns.
She frames therapy as collaborative. Clients set goals and she offers methods and practical tools to reach them. People looking for help with blended household routines, co-parenting tensions or grief-related changes may find this approach relevant.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that match those values. It is useful for coping with life changes, anxiety and motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of connection and trust in relationships and helps people notice and change those patterns to improve how they relate to partners and family members.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tara will collaborate with each person to choose methods that suit their goals, situation and preferences. That may mean starting with skills from CBT or DBT, then adding ACT or attachment-focused conversations as needed.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify formats here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also means practical skills and behaviour experiments can be practiced between sessions in everyday settings and then reviewed with the therapist.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family concerns does she address?
She helps with family conflict, blended household challenges, parenting strain and separation-related issues.
What approach does she use in sessions?
Tara blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-based ideas, Client-Centred work, CBT and DBT to match the concern and goals.
How much experience does she have?
Tara has 16 years of professional experience in hospitals, community health and mental health settings, plus private practice work.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an AASW social worker and counsellor practising in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.