Hi, I’m Tara Arutunian, LCSW. I’m a psychotherapist in private practice in Glen Head, NY. I work with people who are struggling with recurring relationship conflicts, anxiety, people-pleasing, or who are recovering from narcissistic abuse. Together we’ll explore your patterns, understand what’s shaped them, and help you build boundaries and clarity to show up more authentically in all of your relationships.

My style is warm, direct, intuitive, and deeply collaborative. You don’t have to come in knowing exactly what’s wrong- just bring your real self. Sessions are conversational and compassionate, often weaving together deep emotional insight with curiosity about your patterns, playfulness, and even laughter. I’ll meet whatever you’re carrying with honesty and care, while keeping an eye on where you want to go.

I believe that the most important relationship we will ever cultivate is the one we have with ourselves, because how we see and treat ourselves shapes every other part of our lives. My job is to help you come back to that inner relationship with more compassion, clarity, and strength.

With a BSW from Stony Brook University (2011), and a MSW from Adelphi University (2018), I’ve continued to deepen my education over the years in both traditional and alternative approaches to healing. My advanced training includes:

• Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Internal Family Systems (IFS)

• Hypnotherapy

• Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy

• Reflective Parenting- Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)

• Personal clinical work in trauma-informed care, emotional regulation, and nervous system healing

In addition to my clinical background, I’ve deepened my own healing through personal psychoanalysis, meditation, somatic work and breathwork. I take a holistic approach, working with your mind, body, emotions, and nervous system, because lasting change happens when we address the whole person, not just symptoms.