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- Stress and anxiety
- Career transitions
- Self-esteem work
About Tera
Tennessee Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 23 years of clinical work focused on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career shifts, and coping with life changes. Tera O'Connor names practical support, coaching, and attention to life-stage transitions as central to her work.
Tera centers sessions on helping people strengthen self-worth and improve communication. She works with issues that arise at home and at work, including workplace dynamics, pregnancy and childbirth, and midlife transitions. She also helps people facing caregiver strain and family of origin problems.
Her practical orientation means sessions focus on skills and plans that can be used between meetings. Conversations often identify small changes that reduce daily stress and sharpen decision making. Tera combines coaching style work with clinical perspective to address goals like career change or better boundaries.
She pays attention to patterns that contribute to emptiness, money worries, and unclear life purpose. Sessions can include talking through communication problems and developing step-by-step approaches to difficult conversations. The aim is clearer thinking and more consistent action toward goals.
Tera describes her method as collaborative. She works with each person to set priorities and try techniques that fit their life. This practical focus is meant to help people manage immediate stress while building longer term skills and resilience.
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How evidence-based methods inform online sessions
Two evidence-based techniques she references are practical problem-solving and coaching-oriented behavioral work. Problem-solving focuses on breaking big issues into manageable steps and testing small changes to reduce stress or improve decision making. Coaching-oriented behavioral work emphasizes concrete actions and skill practice, such as boundary-setting or workplace communication, to create measurable progress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to identify goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust techniques based on what helps. That shared process helps shape which methods are used over time.
Confirm available session formats before booking, since specific remote options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow quick check-ins during a workday. They can also let people use video or audio in ways that match their bandwidth and comfort. Ask about current session formats when you schedule so practical arrangements match your needs.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career changes, and coping with life transitions. Additional areas include caregiver stress, workplace issues, and family of origin problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions emphasize skills, planning, and coaching-oriented support to address immediate problems and longer term goals.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 23 years of clinical experience working with adults on life transitions and stress-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Tennessee LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and practices in Tennessee.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the selected location.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.