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 clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and self-esteem. Tara speaks plainly and creates a calm, respectful space for people to talk through painful or confusing moments.

She focuses on practical skills and clear steps that people can use between sessions. Tara draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to help identify thought patterns and try different actions. She also uses emotion-focused ideas to help people understand strong feelings and EMDR-informed work when trauma memories are part of the struggle.

Her background includes supporting people facing domestic violence, sexual assault, eating disorders, and substance use concerns. Tara emphasizes trust and a steady therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change. She often helps clients recognize personal strengths they can rely on when life gets hard.

In sessions she keeps a warm, nonjudgmental tone and meets people where they are. Practical problem-solving and skill building are common parts of the work. She offers a mix of messaging, live chat, phone, and video options so people can choose what fits their life.

Tara earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California. Her listed credentials are MA LICSW and VA LCSW. She communicates in English and works with clients in Virginia and internationally when appropriate.

How Tara’s approaches work online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress to produce concrete steps people can practice between sessions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and name strong emotions and the patterns that keep them stuck. It is useful when someone wants to better understand attachment, intimacy-related concerns, or repeated relationship patterns.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, addresses painful memories by guiding attention while processing those memories. It is sometimes used when trauma or abuse memories are part of what a person wants to work through.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Tara will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels doable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress or new needs appear.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is close to an in-person session and works well for skill practice and deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Messaging and live chat allow moment-to-moment support and flexible symptom tracking between meetings, which many people find useful when juggling work, parenting, or travel.