Dr. Tara Elizabeth Brennan Ph.D.

Dr. Tara Elizabeth Brennan, 54, of Bronxville, New York, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2025, after a valiant 14-month battle with glioblastoma. She was born in Portland, Maine on August 8, 1971 to Joseph E. Brennan and Mary Kathryn (Gonya) Brennan.

Tara will be remembered for her extraordinary empathy, kindness and ability to make others feel seen. Her greatest joy and accomplishment in life was her family: her devoted husband Carles Farre, her beloved sons Xavier and Lluc, and her cherished bonus stepson Marti Farre-Regincos.

Tara and Carles began their family in Brooklyn and moved to Bronxville, NY in 2020, a community Tara grew to love. As a family, they shared a home full of love, laughter and boundless energy.

Drawn to helping others, Tara earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Long Island University while raising her young family. She built a private practice and served on the staff at The Counseling Center in Bronxville and Herald Square Psychology in NYC. Known for her compassion and insight, Tara touched countless lives, a fact evidenced by the outpouring from friends and family during her many hospitalizations.

Tara spent her childhood in Princeton and Cranbury, New Jersey, and her holidays and summer vacations with her extended family in Maine. She graduated with the second class of female students admitted to the previously all-male Lawrenceville School. After graduating from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, Tara worked briefly in the U.S. Senate Radio-Television Gallery in Washington, DC and then at OppenheimerFunds in New York. During that time, she continued her studies part time at the Alliance Francaise and Hunter College and volunteered with the Suicide Hotline.

Tara was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Brennan, former Governor and U.S. Congressman of Maine, and her father-in-law, Jordi Farre, formerly of Tarragona, Spain. Tara is survived by her loving husband Carles and sons Xavier, Lluc and Marti, her mother Mary Kathryn Brennan, stepfather William (Bill) Oliver, brother Joseph (JB) Brennan, stepmother Connie LaPointe Brennan, mother-in-law Maria Teresa Carbonell of Vila-rodona, Spain, stepsisters Kimberly Oliver (Stuart Sclater-Booth) and Amy Oliver (Jacques Brouchier), brothers-in-law Jordi Farre (Elisenda Orpinell) and Lluis Farre (Silvia Escude), sisters-in-law Maria Teresa Farre (late Francesc De Fuentes) and Carme Farre (Randy Sesson). Tara was blessed with many beloved aunts, uncles and cousins. Her loving warmth and spirit will be deeply missed.

The Farre-Brennan family are grateful for the extraordinary compassionate care that Tara received at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and, in her final months, at Calvary Hospital, and extend their thanks to all for their commitment and service to others.