
Phone: 919-276-5837
Email: tworkmanholmes@tpccounseling.org
Locations: Main Office, Clayton, Telehealth
Licensing Board | pursuing licensure as a Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselor Associate, under the clinical supervision of Jack McKinney, PhD, CFBPPC
Tara (she/they) is a pre-licensed pastoral counselor with a vocational history in chaplaincy and over a decade of work experience in healthcare, education, non-profit, and a variety of other ministry settings. They are passionate about nurturing connection and providing support to individuals, groups, and families.
Her approach to therapy is Person-Centered—you decide the material we work on, Existential—we will likely think and talk about big, deep questions, and Narrative—we will explore the voices and authorship of the stories you tell yourself (especially the ones about yourself), because stories hold the power to frame and define our lives.
There are many reasons you might be coming to therapy.
Tara might be a good fit for your goals if you’re:
— Discovering, reconciling, embracing, or mourning parts of yourself or your identity (like sexuality, faith, gender, vocation, spirituality, neurodivergence, disability/health, loss of relationships)
— Processing an experience, especially when it intersects with your faith system or cultural identity (ex: trauma, religious abuse, coming out, family dynamics, burnout, cults).
— Navigating life transitions, coping with a diagnosis, dying, caregiving, or processing grief & loss.
As a queer minister raised in the Evangelical South, Tara seeks to provide a healing space that is non-judgmental and welcoming to all. She takes a culturally-humble approach and works to ensure that every client feels safe, seen, and supported.
Tara currently has openings for in-person clients at our North Raleigh and Clayton offices and meets virtually with clients across North Carolina. Tara is also hosting an in-person Queer Grief Group in North Raleigh on Thursdays 6-7:30pm, beginning August 6th.
Please reach out if you are interested in working together.

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