Clinicians who offer sliding scale payment structures may offer lower or reduced fees based on an individual's ability to pay. Please contact this clinician for more details regarding their fees or sliding scale policy.My Approach to Helping
Aloha! My name is Taresa Spade, LCSW. I'm a private practice therapist licensed in the states of Hawaii, California, Washington, Montana, and Minnesota. I bring a down-to-earth and practical approach to therapy, one that embraces real-world solutions while attending to deeper healing, exploration, and empowerment. My goal is to create an environment where you feel comfortable and understood, where our conversations are relatable and engaging. I focus on the healing and/or resolution of stress and anxiety-based issues, trauma (emotional, psychological, physical, sexual, financial), major life change, loss, and grief (due to death, divorce, break-up, estrangement, circumstantial change,
In therapy, I emphasize effectiveness and practicality by focusing on easy-to-implement actionable steps and real-life solutions. Our conversations will center on your thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and experiences to build a dynamic plan that is directly applicable to your daily life. Additionally, I value and incorporate your unique perspective, cultural background, and the power of your belief system into our work together. All of my work is rooted in Cognitive-behavioral, Acceptance and Commitment, Adaptive Info Processing, Attachment, Internal Family Systems, compassion-focused, Grief, and Trauma therapies. I put intentional efforts toward neurofunctional learning as this is a rapidly advancing field with major applications in therapy. I am also well-versed in many beliefs and religious systems as a result of personal interests and life experiences.