- Anxiety and depression
- Social anxiety focus
- Communication skills
About Tara
Tara Wickelgren is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Minnesota with six years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns, and she lists social anxiety and phobia as a focus area. Tara helps clients who feel isolated or struggle with self-esteem and communication problems.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and skill-building. Sessions tend to focus on clear, practical steps people can try between meetings. Tara emphasizes straightforward listening and collaborative planning rather than heavy clinical jargon.
In practice she supports people working through trauma and abuse, and she helps with the emotional fallout that can follow. For relationship matters she concentrates on communication skills and repairing trust in individual work. She also assists clients with forgiveness and reconnecting to self-love after difficult experiences.
For social anxiety and phobia she works on gradual exposure to feared situations and on managing the thoughts and bodily reactions that make social situations feel overwhelming. For depression and stress she uses short-term strategies alongside longer-term coping plans. The aim is to help people build skills they can use in daily life.
Tara sees therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people set clear goals and checks in on progress as sessions move forward. To begin, readers are encouraged to follow the practice’s intake steps and schedule a first session through the site.
Approaches used and what online work looks like
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thinking patterns and behavioral changes. One common approach targets unhelpful thoughts and helps people test them with new behaviors, which can reduce anxious thinking over time and support mood regulation.Another approach emphasizes gradual exposure to feared situations in small, manageable steps. This method helps people face social situations or specific phobias in a paced way while building confidence and learning coping skills for bodily anxiety responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and practical concerns with each person and choose techniques together. That collaborative planning helps make sessions useful from the start and allows adjustments as needs change.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, avoid travel time, or have shorter check-ins when a full in-person visit is difficult. Many clients find that doing work remotely helps them practice skills in everyday settings, and clinicians can adapt exercises so they work well across different formats.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns, and supports people with social anxiety and phobia, isolation, self-esteem, and forgiveness issues.
What is her approach in sessions?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical steps and skill-building during sessions. Conversations are collaborative and goal-oriented.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience working with people on anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Minnesota LICSW and practices in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.