Tara Bass, LCSW

Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist

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I offer telehealth therapy for adults located in California and Colorado.

My path into this work has been both professional and personal.

For more than 20 years, I have worked in helping roles mentoring, guiding, and supporting individuals through complexity and change. As a therapist and mindfulness practitioner, I bring a grounded, steady presence to the room. My work is depth-oriented and thoughtful, balancing insight with practical integration.

I am a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist and Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher. These frameworks allow us to explore the internal patterns that drive over-functioning, perfectionism, self-criticism, and emotional exhaustion. Without judgment and without rushing the process.

Like many of the clients I serve, I understand what it means to hold responsibility, to navigate high-pressure environments, and to encounter burnout. I also understand the disorientation that can arise during grief, transition, and questions of identity. These experiences have deepened my respect for boundaries, discernment, and the importance of inner steadiness.

Therapy with me is intentional and confidential. It is a place to step out of performance and into clarity and to reconnect with yourself in a way that feels grounded and sustainable.

My role is to help you access that wisdom with greater ease.

  • I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the states of California and Colorado and a Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist. I work with adult individuals and groups in a present-focused, solution-oriented framework applying theory and practices based on individual assessment and needs. I am a Certified andLevel 2 trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), utilize Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and somatic and psychodynamic principles and practices.

    I have professional experience in many different settings, including private practice, primary care, outpatient community mental health, substance use recovery, psychiatric urgent care, inpatient psychiatric care, and homeless services.

  • I am a certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher through the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. I have worked as an administrator at a meditation retreat center serving hundreds of participants each year. I am a meditation instructor within the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and have had my own personal meditation practice since 2008. I am interested in Mindful Leadership and developing healthy workplace and community environments.


  • I earned my MSW at University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to becoming a clinical social worker, I was an elementary school teacher in Brooklyn, New York, where I earned an MST at Pace University through the New York City Teaching Fellows program. I earned a BA at University of California, Los Angeles in Theater Arts.

    California License #: LCS 27353

    Colorado License #: CSW.0992439

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