{"id":6872,"date":"2020-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safeharbour.agencypartnerinteractive.com\/counselors\/dr-tara-carleton-phd-lcpc\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:42:52","slug":"tara-carleton","status":"publish","type":"counselors","link":"https:\/\/safeharbour.agencypartnerinteractive.com\/?counselors=tara-carleton","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Tara Carleton, PhD, LCPC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.badgr.io\/public\/assertions\/v3TGUJ6bSc2keo6zGhU88Q\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safeharborbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Client-Thrive-Completion-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3621\" width=\"242\" height=\"206\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Practicing Since: 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Tara Carleton sees counseling as a journey and is humbled to have the opportunity to walk with clients on their journey in counseling. With an empathetic, caring, and encouraging presence, Tara is there to listen, support, and assist clients in the changes they want to see. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Tara Carleton earned her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Loyola University Maryland\u2019s Pastoral Counseling program in May of 2018. Tara also earned a Masters degree in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola in 2014. Tara meets clients where they are and targets her therapeutic approach to clients\u2019 circumstances and goals. She has most used the Adlerian, Rogerian, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapeutic approaches to counseling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Tara Carleton is licensed in the state of Maryland #LC10292.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Client Thrive Program<\/strong><br>Credentials Earned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.badgr.io\/public\/assertions\/lwVnQ6oGSO6W316J-WGfyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safeharborbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Engagement-Badge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1402 size-full\"\/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Engagement Badge<\/strong><br>Awarded: 10\/5\/2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safeharborbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Connection-Badge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1830 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Connection Badge<\/strong><br>Awarded: 4\/22\/2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.badgr.io\/public\/assertions\/csPgArMSTkqX4w9C7GHaOQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safeharborbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Collaboration-badge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3563 size-full\"\/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Collaboration Badge<\/strong><br>Awarded: 8\/14\/2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7923,"template":"","locations":[39],"insurance":[22,23,35,36,64,51],"issues":[19,21,26,31,45],"gender":[76],"age_groups":[17,18,101],"language":[28],"treatment_orientation":[72,59,24,48],"video_counseling":[52],"demographics":[25,30,37],"zip_code":[],"care":[],"accepting_new_clients":[406],"class_list":["post-6872","counselors","type-counselors","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","locations-maryland","insurance-carefirst-bluecross-blueshield","insurance-cigna","insurance-johns-hopkins-ehp","insurance-johns-hopkins-usfhp","insurance-medicare","insurance-united-healthcare","issues-anxiety-panic","issues-career-counseling","issues-depression","issues-grief-bereavement","issues-self-esteem-self-worth","gender-female","age_groups-adolescents-12-17","age_groups-adults-18","age_groups-elementary-6-11","language-english","treatment_orientation-adlerian-therapy","treatment_orientation-client-centered-therapy","treatment_orientation-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-cbt","treatment_orientation-strengths-based-therapy","video_counseling-yes","demographics-couples-therapy","demographics-female","demographics-male","accepting_new_clients-no"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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