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Blog - Exercises To Calm Your Anxious Thoughts Happy smiling woman with curly hair lounging on couch. https://www.athenacounseling.com/about daily 0.75 2026-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cce447e0fe3e380e769b06/1646533166585-Y7P0DW1BYVOM942ETUGO/T6.jpg About Tara Tara D’Orazio, LMFT Working with me feels like a really good conversation - one where you're deeply listened to, taken seriously, and respected as the expert on your own experience. I'm intensely curious about people. I'll ask thoughtful questions, share what I’m noticing, offer feedback, and sometimes gently challenge you when I think there’s something important to look at. My approach is active and engaged. You won’t be left feeling like you’re talking to yourself for an hour. There will also be room for humor, because therapy can hold both difficult things and moments of genuine laughter. Approach I draw from approaches including EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), existentialism, exposure-based approaches, and somatic and nervous-system-centering work. I don’t believe in squeezing every person into one therapeutic model. We’ll use what makes sense for you, your goals, and where you are in the process. Sometimes our work may involve making connections and understanding patterns. Sometimes it means carefully approaching something you’ve spent years avoiding. Sometimes we’ll get curious about a part of you that seems determined to criticize, protect, numb, please, control, or run away. The goal isn’t to turn you into a different person. It’s to help you have more freedom in how you live as the person you already are. Training & Background I hold a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Santa Barbara (AUSB) and a Bachelor’s degree in Deaf Studies with a minor in Human Sexuality from California State University, Northridge (CSUN). I am trained in EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS) and continue to pursue advanced education in trauma, attachment, dissociation, neurosciences, and approaches that help translate insight into meaningful change. My early clinical training included acute crisis response as a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) counselor with Standing Together to End Sexual Assault. I met survivors in hospitals, homes, and safe cottages during forensic exams, providing immediate emotional support and helping them navigate systems that could feel overwhelming at an extraordinarily vulnerable moment. Outside the Therapy Room I’m a bit nerdy, funny, and intensely curious well beyond psychology. 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