Tara Tobin

Tara Tobin is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has provided therapy since 2005 and brings 19 years of clinical experience. She works primarily with children, adolescents, parents, families, and couples.

Her clinical focus includes stress, anxiety, relationship issues, depression, ADHD, intimacy-related concerns, parenting challenges, anger management, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She specializes in supporting children, teens, and young adults who are managing anxiety, depression, and attention difficulties, and she also partners with parents to build skills that promote emotional, academic, and social growth for their children.

Tara is passionate about helping people of all ages develop practical coping strategies to manage struggles with focus, anxiety, depression, and anger or aggression. She also devotes significant attention to couples and other close relationships, emphasizing the development of positive communication and effective problem-solving skills to strengthen partnerships and enhance overall quality of life.

Originally from New York, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Minor in Studio Art while studying in Baltimore, Maryland. She completed a Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy with a concentration in Art Therapy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

Her therapeutic approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, solution-focused methods, family systems theory, art therapy, and mindfulness practices. These approaches help clients increase awareness of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, develop concrete skills to make changes and pursue goals, and move toward greater balance and life satisfaction.

Grounded in a strengths-based perspective, Tara views clients as the experts in their own lives and serves as a facilitator of growth and awareness. She looks forward to working collaboratively with individuals, families, and couples seeking meaningful change.