Tara Geraghty-Ellis
,MSW
I come to this work with a BA in Psychology from York University in Toronto and a Bachelor and Masters degree in Social Work from Dalhousie University in Halifax. Since graduating I have worked in Employee Assistance Programs, in hospitals, CAMH, immigrant services, disability services and welfare services.
I was drawn to counselling because I empathize and work well with people who struggle. My personal journey has been one of health challenges that I have met and mostly managed to deal with nicely with perseverance. My therapeutic philosophy is that people respond uniquely to different interventions dependent on their individual characters, the situation at hand, and the rapport developed with the counsellor. That said, my preferred modality is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because it focuses on looking at the individual's emotional state, the thoughts that led to and flow from those emotion, the actions that are prompted by those emotions and the results they garner. If you alter one of those variable you can alter the whole sequence. It really is quite amazing.
That's why my primary goal is to get to know the clients' and their pain, and use a variety of methods to address their needs until we find the ones that resonate with them. If we know myself and the clients will be working together for a series of sessions I also like to have them articulate their goal and co-create the path we will follow in reaching that goal.. I'm a proponent of leaving clients with ideas and tasks to engage in between sessions to the progress is maintained and they build a sense of their own power.
I see myself as an ally in my clients' journey toward self-healing. I bring my experience and expertise, but they are the masters of their lives. I am here to support them as long as they are committed to doing their work.
Canada
| Credential type: | Diploma/Degree |
| Type: | Social Worker |
| License State: | Nova Scotia |
| Accrediting Institution: | Dalhousie University |
| Diploma/Degree Type: | MSW |
| Year Issued: | 2006 |
| Status: | Verified |
| Credential type: | Membership |
| Type: | Registered Social Worker |
| License State: | Ontario |
| Accrediting Institution: | Ontario College of Social Workers |
| Membership ID/Number: | 811714 |
| Year Issued: | 2023 |
| Status: | Verified |
Tara Geraghty-Ellis has an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars (17 reviews).
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"Service has been great Tara has super ideas to help me with my ADD & chronic pain & depression. Glad I found her."
Kslink (October 01, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"My therapist is so really awesome and I feel good when I'm talking to her."
Yho (September 24, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"It's helping me bit by bit and I like how supportive it is, overall I think it's a really great."
Alieah (September 18, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"This site has given me the tools to being to work on myself"
Kyle (September 06, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"My therapist is so kind, helpful, insightful, and proactive. I'm so glad I found her!"
Solving Problems By Talking (August 18, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"I'm on the basic plan for now, and I am happy with the guidance."
Tracy (August 04, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"The system seems to be working fine."
Kebru (July 07, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"I have thoroughly enjoyed this therapy and will continue to use Online-Therapy for my journey to becoming the nest version of myself."
Sasha (July 01, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"I found this service really helpful. The website is user friendly and my therapist is helping me tremendously during a really though time of my life. Thank you!"
Foti (June 28, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"I really appreciate being able to reach my therapist via the messages on the website and the worksheets are very helpful. Website is very user friendly."
First Review (June 15, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"This is a wonderful resource for people who only have the capacity to work on things intermittently. I am very thankful for this service, and believe that it could help a large swath of the population. Especially with how modern advancements have made everything more accessable online."
Work At Your Own Pace! (May 19, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"My therapist has been very helpful every step of my journey.
Having a different perspective on things and learning new strategies to calm your mind has been a game changer for me.
Thank you! I really appreciate this online service."
JM (April 30, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"So far so good"
Cryst (April 06, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"A great program and guideline to follow being able to go at my own pace. Everything made more and more sense the further along in the program I went. With the help of my therapist and the worksheets, my anxiety has gone from 10 to a 5 in three weeks and feeling I have more control of my day to day life."
Ash (March 21, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"This is a great service and has been a ton of help for me already."
Melanie (February 06, 2023)
Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]
"This program has been very helpful already, and I feel like I have just begun.
Not only have the worksheets been extremely useful as writing prompts to help me think about my own thought processes and come up with solutions on my own, my therapist has also been very helpful in guiding me into directions that I may otherwise have not thought of. I am hoping that these tools I am learning will lead me in success with what I wish to acheive."
Kim (January 25, 2023)
Rating: [4 out of 5 stars!]
"So far I'm enjoying this way more than talking to someone face to face. I can take my time to think about my answers and ask questions when I need to."
Em (January 18, 2023)