Tarrah Grady , LCSW

Tarrah Grady is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Missouri with 17 years of clinical experience. She partners with clients to help them identify goals, build strength, and move toward their full potential. Her approach is warm, engaging, and interactive, grounded in respect and compassion and delivered without judgment.

Her clinical background spans a wide range of settings, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, inpatient addiction treatment programs, prisons, schools, and organizations focused on suicide intervention. She has worked with couples and individuals of all ages - children and adults - and has experience facilitating groups and responding to crises. These varied roles have shaped a practical, flexible style that adapts to each person’s needs.

Tarrah has received specialized training in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and she also uses solution-focused techniques, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed methods, and play therapy when appropriate. She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered principles to tailor treatment to each client. Tarrah values collaboration and believes finding the right path forward is a shared process between therapist and client.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Tarrah Grady draws on evidence-informed approaches tailored to each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and to build practical coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills that can be especially helpful for intense emotions, relationship difficulties, and self-destructive patterns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps people process painful memories and reduce their emotional impact, which can support recovery from trauma and abuse.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. Tarrah collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and she adjusts the plan as progress and needs evolve.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, mobility limits, or geographic distance. These formats allow clients to access licensed professionals from different locations and to choose the mode of communication that feels most comfortable, making it easier to maintain continuity of care and make steady progress toward personal goals.