Tara McCloskey

Tara McCloskey is a UK-trained Cognitive Behavioural Coaching Specialist with extensive experience supporting individuals through evidence-informed psychological coaching approaches. She holds a BSc in Psychology, a Master’s degree in Occupational Psychology, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) from the United Kingdom. Tara is also accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) in the UK.

Areas of Coaching Support

Tara offers coaching to support individuals in enhancing wellbeing, managing stress, increasing motivation, and building resilience. She draws on tools and techniques from:

• Cognitive Behavioural Coaching (CBC)
• Compassion-Focused Coaching (informed by CFT principles)
• Acceptance and Commitment Coaching (ACT-informed)
• Performance and leadership coaching (based on her MSc in Occupational Psychology)

Tara is especially skilled in helping clients:

• Develop healthier coping strategies
• Improve self-confidence and reduce self-criticism
• Navigate performance blocks in work, education, or personal life
• Build motivation and manage life transitions
• Understand patterns of thought and behaviour that affect goal achievement

Specialist Focus on Eating Behaviour Coaching

Tara has a deep interest in supporting individuals struggling with disordered eating patterns and body image concerns. In the UK, she has supported clients with evidence-based frameworks including enhanced CBT (CBT-E) and Compassion-Focused approaches. In Dubai, she offers coaching for individuals who want to improve their relationship with food and body image using goal-setting, mindset work, and skills-based strategies rooted in behavioural science.

This service does not involve clinical eating disorder treatment or psychological therapy, and is only suitable for individuals who are not currently in crisis or requiring medical/psychiatric intervention.

Workplace and Performance Coaching

With a background in Occupational Psychology, Tara offers coaching to professionals and organisations to enhance performance, leadership capacity, and workplace wellbeing. She supports organisations and individuals with:

• Resilience and stress management
• Leadership coaching
• Cultural change facilitation
• Career direction and professional confidence

She also conducts psychometric assessments to help individuals and companies better understand behavioural styles and cognitive strengths for personal development or team alignment purposes.

Group Coaching and Supervision

Tara runs coaching groups that focus on building self-compassion, reducing performance anxiety, and promoting emotional wellbeing. These sessions are psycho-educational and skills-based in nature. Tara also provides supervision and mentorship for psychological coaching professionals (non-clinical roles only).

If you’re seeking personalised support from a UK-trained cognitive behavioural coach, Tara offers structured, supportive, and confidential sessions tailored to help you reach your personal or professional goals.

All coaching services in Dubai are delivered in compliance with local regulations and do not constitute psychotherapy, psychiatric care, or any other form of regulated healthcare provision.

Disclaimer: Tara McCloskey is not licensed by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and therefore does not offer any clinical, diagnostic, or therapeutic services in the UAE. All services offered are non-clinical coaching, focused on wellbeing, mindset, and personal development. If you are in need of psychological therapy or mental health treatment in Dubai, please contact one of our DHA-licensed professionals.