Tara Pistorio is the Director of Clinical Development at Maryland Addiction Recovery Center. Previously, Tara has worked in several different substance use disorder and co-occurring disorder treatment settings, as well as outpatient mental health counseling, where she provided individual counseling and group therapy to adult populations suffering from addiction and mental health issues.
Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Person-Centered Therapy are the basis for Tara’s therapeutic approach to patients. She strives to connect with and develop a working therapeutic relationship with the patient to create and sustain lasting life changes.
Tara began working at MARC as a primary therapist, which was followed by a transition into a role as the MARC family therapist. In her current role as Director of Clinical Development, she is responsible for the overall educational and training development of the MARC clinical team, as well as the ongoing development and implementation of MARC family services and the 3 ½ day Family Recovery Program (FRP) intensive.
Outside of work, Tara enjoys reading, playing with her two dogs, and spending time with her family.
