Tara Hummel , LMHC, LPC

Tara Hummel invites people who have taken the difficult first step of seeking help to move toward a more hopeful and fulfilling future. She brings years of experience supporting individuals and families through addiction, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, and a range of mood and adjustment concerns. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with additional training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), she combines practical skills with trauma-informed methods to help clients process painful memories and build healthier coping strategies.

Tara spent 6.5 years working directly with children and adolescents with Autism and other mental health diagnoses, assisting guardians in managing challenging behaviors and navigating co-parenting difficulties. She also has extensive experience supporting people who struggle with alcoholism and addiction, and has spent many years offering direct help to those in recovery. From 2015 through 2019 she volunteered at Camp Erin Philadelphia as a cabin Grief Chief, helping children ages 6 to 17 express feelings, tell their stories, and memorialize lost loved ones in a caring camp environment.

Her practice emphasizes dignity, respect, and compassion. Tara integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques, trauma-focused approaches, and psychodynamic perspectives to tailor treatment to each person’s history and goals, focusing on practical steps toward relief and long-term growth.