- guilt and shame
- trauma recovery
- communication skills
About Taryn
Taryn Church is an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) with six years of clinical experience based in Hawaii. She works with adults facing depression, anxiety, stress, grief, and major life changes. Her practice emphasizes practical, person-focused work around relationship issues and emotional struggles such as guilt and shame.
Taryn helps people increase self-compassion and clarify what matters to them. She spends time on communication skills and on understanding how past wounds affect present choices. Conversations are direct and paced to each person’s comfort level.
She has particular experience with trauma recovery, body image concerns, and women’s issues. She also supports people dealing with codependency, domestic violence, and blended family challenges. Multicultural concerns and questions of life purpose are part of the work she offers.
Taryn describes her way of working as collaborative and person-centered. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to the client’s goals. Sessions focus on concrete strategies alongside deeper exploration when that feels useful.
If someone is thinking about starting therapy, she asks them to consider values, safety, and what a reasonable first step might look like. Practical steps such as improving communication, managing anxious moments, and coping with grief are common early goals in her sessions.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are the foundation of her work. That typically means using practical methods to manage symptoms and build new habits, such as learning ways to reduce anxiety or to respond differently in triggering situations. These techniques aim to teach skills that can be practiced between sessions to support day-to-day coping.Another common element is trauma-informed care, which involves pacing conversations about painful experiences and offering strategies for grounding and emotional regulation. This approach can be helpful for people processing guilt, shame, or post-traumatic stress and focuses on gradual, steady progress rather than rushing difficult material.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to figure out which techniques fit their goals, values, and comfort level. That conversation guides how sessions are structured and which strategies are prioritized.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Many people find online work helpful for fitting sessions into busy lives, using shorter check-ins when needed, or keeping regular weekly appointments without travel. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit remote sessions so progress can continue between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Hawaii
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, depression, and coping with life changes, and also focuses on issues like body image, codependency, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered, using evidence-based techniques to support practical skills and deeper reflection based on each person's goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working with adults on concerns including trauma recovery, communication problems, and women's issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and she practices in Hawaii.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.