Tara Lineberry , LICSW, LCSW

Tara Lineberry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a decade of experience supporting people through complex mental health and life challenges. She holds an MSW from the University of Southern California and the credentials LICSW, LCSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker), and she practices from Virginia with experience addressing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, depression, grief, eating and body image issues, parenting and blended family dynamics, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and related areas.

Her clinical work has included extensive experience with mental health disorders, addiction, domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, trauma, eating disorders, and self-esteem struggles. She emphasizes the importance of a strong therapeutic relationship, cultivating trust and a nonjudgmental space where people can explore private thoughts and feelings. Tara approaches counseling with warmth, respect, and compassion, meeting people where they are and helping them identify personal strengths to draw on during difficult times.

Her counseling style is open, caring, and strengths focused. She draws on interventions from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients develop insight, practical coping skills, and forward momentum. Tara provides multiple ways to connect, including messaging, live chat, and phone sessions, and she often checks messages throughout the day with availability evenings and weekends and limited daytime openings. She works with clients across different locations, including international clients.

Evidence-based approaches for online care and healing

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with practical strategies to manage mood, anxiety, and stress. It is goal-oriented and often useful for symptoms of depression, anxiety, and problems with coping skills.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on understanding and reshaping emotional responses within relationships. It helps people and couples improve communication, deepen emotional connection, and work through attachment or intimacy-related concerns.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach used to process distressing memories and trauma. It guides clients through structured processing of traumatic material to reduce emotional intensity and improve day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Tara collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She works with clients to tailor interventions and adjusts course as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it possible to connect from different locations and schedules. These options support consistent access to care, allow real-time problem solving, and enable therapists and licensed professionals to work together with clients in ways that fit busy lives and varying comfort levels.