Young is a Registered Clinical Counselor, with a Master of Counselling degree from Adler University and is registered with the BCACC.
She creates a calm, reflective space where clients can reconnect with their authentic selves, overcome shame, and discover effective solutions to life’s challenges. Young believes that a strong, genuine connection between client and counsellor is key to successful therapy.
Young’s practice is rooted in Existential-Humanistic philosophy, Attachment Theory, and Mindful Self-Compassion. She helps clients understand the origins of their emotions and behaviours, fostering self-compassion and personal growth. She also utilizes Internal Family Systems to explore and transform specific reactions with empathy.
Young specializes in working with adults who feel “out of place,” particularly those from multicultural backgrounds, including Asian and Korean-speaking clients. She offers support for issues like shame, perfectionism, social anxiety, and the challenges faced by neurodivergent individuals. Additionally, she provides Emotionally-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method for couples seeking to improve communication and self-regulation.
**MATERNITY LEAVE NOTICE:
Please note Tarra is on maternity leave from November 22- March 1, 2025. If you are looking for support during her leave, Young, another Nova Rain therapist is available for booking here. If you need other support, or have questions, please email Young at Young@novaraintherapy.ca ****
Tarra has completed her Masters of Counselling at Adler University in 2022, and is currently licensed with BCACC as a Registered Clinical Counsellor. She completed her practicum with Alpenglow Counseling in Terrence BC. She grew up in Spruce Grove in a small city outside Edmonton, however, has lived in various cities across Canada and abroad. She enjoys traveling, being in nature, the sun, and hot weather. She has recently taken on the new role of mother to a beautiful baby girl.
The path to becoming a therapist is Tarra’s second career, but she describes it deeper than that. She attributes her ongoing journey as a client in therapy as pivotal to moving her life forward. It has helped her to face her own internal critic and gain the courage to reclaim a part of herself. Providing therapy is what she describes as her fulfilling energy, and is both excited and humbled by this.
Tarra’s approach to therapy is relational. She specializes in general anxiety, depression, relationship problems, or any area that a client feels stuck in their life. She operates from an existential and humanistic perspective and her approach to the therapeutic relationship is egalitarian, collaborative, accepting, and empowering. She is honoured and considers it a privilege to walk with you on your journey, and is immensely looking forward to connecting with you.
