Taresa Spade,LCSW

Aloha! My name is Taresa Spade, LCSW. I'm a private practice therapist licensed in the states of Hawaii, California, Washington, Montana, and Minnesota. I bring a down-to-earth and practical approach to therapy, one that embraces real-world solutions while attending to deeper healing, exploration, and empowerment. My goal is to create an environment where you feel comfortable and understood, where our conversations are relatable and engaging. I focus on the healing and/or resolution of stress and anxiety-based issues, trauma (emotional, psychological, physical, sexual, financial), major life change, loss, and grief (due to death, divorce, break-up, estrangement, circumstantial change,

In therapy, I emphasize effectiveness and practicality by focusing on easy-to-implement actionable steps and real-life solutions. Our conversations will center on your thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and experiences to build a dynamic plan that is directly applicable to your daily life. Additionally, I value and incorporate your unique perspective, cultural background, and the power of your belief system into our work together. All of my work is rooted in Cognitive-behavioral, Acceptance and Commitment, Adaptive Info Processing, Attachment, Internal Family Systems, compassion-focused, Grief, and Trauma therapies. I put intentional efforts toward neurofunctional learning as this is a rapidly advancing field with major applications in therapy. I am also well-versed in many beliefs and religious systems as a result of personal interests and life experiences.