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Tara Fields, Ph.D., a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, has quickly gained a reputation for being the media's therapist of choice when a fast breaking new story or current event needs explaining, and she is a relied upon resource for the most up to date research on human behavior and psychology.
Who is Dr. Tara?
Fields shares a unique blend of intelligence, compassion and humor that continues to attract thousands of loyal television viewers and radio listeners. She is widely recognized for her knowledge, compassionate approach and ability to provide workable solutions to real life problems. Direct and to the point, she encourages those in her care to muster the emotional courage needed to successfully take control of their lives.
A licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a PhD in Psychology, Dr. Fields has spent more than 15 years helping couples and families that are in distress or are simply looking to deepen their connection.
"What moves me and fuels the great passion to do what I do, is that on radio and television I can be the reality check to thousands of people who believe they are alone in feeling shame, believing they're damaged or living in isolation," said Dr. Fields.
"It's a gift for me to tell people, 'There's nothing wrong with you and it's time to let go of those erroneous beliefs about yourself'...and then have thousands of people respond, 'Yes, yes that's me.'"
She began her media career on San Francisco's KGO-AM. In 1996, she launched her popular "Dr. Tara Show," a call-in advice program in the San Francisco and Seattle markets, which gave her the moniker of the Bay area's "Dr. Frasier Crane." She is a frequent guest on "Good Morning America," "Dr. Phil," "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and CNN and is an interventionist on A&E's "Intervention." For more than 11 years, Dr. Fields was featured weekly on KRON-TV's "Saturday Daybreak" in San Francisco.
Fields is also a contributor to local and national publications, such as Redbook, Glamour and Cosmopolitan, where she addresses a range of topics, including parenting, maternal health, relationships of all shapes and sizes, addiction and stress reduction. Her ability to make sense of the latest research on subjects such as effective marital interventions and postpartum depression enables her to help readers translate hard science into news they can use.
Fields has been a keynote speaker, workshop leader and panel moderator for such prestigious organizations as the Commonwealth Club of California, Northern California Radio and Television News Directors Convention, American Women in Radio and Television, and Canyon Ranch. Topics have included "The Ethics of TV and Talk Radio," "How To Use Conflict as an Opportunity for Growth," "The Psychology of Celebrity Stalkers," and "How To Find and Keep A Healthy Relationship."
Fields says she doesn’t do therapy on the air, and believes it’s unethical to give listeners snappy answers or glib criticism. "I give strong opinions, but the ball is in their court," Fields says. "My intent on the air is just to get people on the right path. There are no quick fixes and I remind my listeners that they need to seek help for tougher problems."