Tara Lineberry, LICSW, LCSW

Tara Lineberry is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Virginia. She brings ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma and abuse. Tara aims to create a warm, respectful space where people can be heard without judgment.

She emphasizes building a trusting relationship first. Tara believes many people already know steps that will help them feel better and that a therapist's role is to sit with those thoughts and feelings. She focuses on identifying strengths people can use when life gets hard.

Her style is open, caring, and nonjudgmental. She often listens like a sounding board and helps people sort through complex feelings. Tara draws on practical approaches to guide problem solving and emotional processing.

Tara has worked extensively with issues linked to mental health disorders, domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, eating disorders, addiction, and self-esteem concerns. She also addresses relationship and family stress, grief, intimacy issues, and challenges related to ADHD and compassion fatigue.

Clinically, she uses interventions from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to match what a person needs. Tara aims to be available and responsive while people work through day-to-day emotions and problem solving.

To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to her availability. She accepts international clients and conducts work from her Virginia license.

How therapy approaches work online

Therapy often blends problem-focused tools with emotional processing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, helps people notice and name strong emotions and improve how they connect and communicate about those emotions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, involves guided attention and memory work to help people process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional impact.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, history, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which combination of methods to try and adjust as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins on days when a quick conversation helps. Some approaches lend themselves to homework between sessions, guided exercises, and regular messaging to keep momentum between meetings. Licensed professionals will help match the format and approach to practical needs and goals.