Cara Tuley , LPCC

Cara Tuley is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 33 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families. She has provided care in person across Ohio and other states, and more recently has worked with clients around the world thanks to Better Help.

Cara is committed to expanding her cultural understanding and approaches each person with openness and acceptance. She meets people where they are and works without judgment or bias, creating a respectful space for exploration and growth.

Clinically, she is skilled in individual, couples, and family therapy and draws on a cognitive behavioral approach that is solution-focused and systemic in nature. Her practice emphasizes practical strategies alongside attention to broader family and relational patterns, tailored to each person or household she works with.

Cara welcomes new clients and is prepared to walk alongside individuals and families seeking support through life changes, relationship challenges, or emotional concerns.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is practical and skill-oriented, often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that align with personal values - it can help with coping, motivation, and managing persistent emotional challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a compassionate, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist offers empathy and support so clients can explore their own goals and solutions.

Cara works collaboratively with each person to determine which approach or combination of approaches best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. Finding the right therapeutic style is part of the process, and she partners with clients to adjust methods over time as goals evolve.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to connect across distances. These options offer flexibility in scheduling and communication style, allowing licensed professionals and therapists to deliver consistent care in ways that match each client’s comfort and availability.