Tara Unadkat
Practical support for family and life changes
AASW Australia
- Experience
- 16 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Family, Grief, Eating
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Tara
Tara Unadkat is an AASW clinical social worker and counsellor with 16 years of experience. She aims to help people regain confidence when life feels overwhelming.
Background and approach
Tara listens carefully and works with each person to set clear, achievable goals. Tara’s background includes hospitals, community health and mental health services.
She also runs a independent practice offering a mix of counselling and social welfare support. Her experience means she can draw on many real-world settings when clients need practical help.
She helps with family tensions, grief and loss, eating and food-related issues, parenting struggles and coping with major life changes. Other areas she supports include attachment concerns, blended family challenges, carer stress, chronic illness and communication problems.
Tara uses straightforward, skill-based work so people can practise new ways of managing difficult moments. Sessions focus on building resilience, improving communication and finding routines that reduce stress.
She adapts the pace and techniques to what each person needs. Her style is warm and respectful, with a focus on clear steps clients can try between sessions.
Tara encourages people to see themselves as the expert on their situation and supports practical change over time. She welcomes questions and helps plan the next steps toward more stability.
How therapy approaches translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, grief and life transitions where staying focused on what matters is important. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and communication. This approach can help with connection issues and problems that trace back to trust or security in relationships.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will choose or combine methods that fit the person’s needs and daily life, and adjust them as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which provide more flexibility for busy schedules. Video is useful for longer conversations and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions suit people who have limited bandwidth or prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging work well for short check-ins, quick skill practice and fitting therapy into a work break or tight day. These options make it easier to keep continuity when life gets busy.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Registered with
AASW
Languages
English