Takiya Tarlton , LCMHC, LPC

Takiya Tarlton is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of experience. She focuses on women's issues alongside stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family and parenting matters, and self-esteem. Her approach aims to help people feel more confident and clear about their priorities.

She uses straightforward techniques to help clients notice what matters most and take small steps toward change. Sessions emphasize practical skills, clearer communication, and building self-compassion. She encourages self-care and helps people find ways to express needs assertively.

Takiya blends tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. That mix supports people working through blended family issues, divorce and separation, and communication problems. She also brings experience addressing first responder and veteran concerns, workplace stress, and questions about life purpose.

Her background includes long-term work in school and community settings. Over the years she has supported parents through pregnancy, childbirth, and the challenges of raising young adults. She aims to help people work toward feeling valued and accepted in their relationships.

Sessions are offered in English and reach people in Virginia and beyond, including international clients. The focus is on practical steps, clearer choices, and building habits that match each person’s goals.

Practical approaches for online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small actions that match those values. It is useful when someone feels stuck or unsure about life purpose and wants to move toward a meaningful direction.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. That approach is often used for anxiety, stress, and problems with self-esteem because it teaches concrete skills to shift thinking and behavior.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication. It can help with relationship conflicts, intense moods, and learning more effective ways to cope under pressure.

Takiya approaches choosing a method as a joint process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and which techniques feel most useful. Together they’ll try approaches, adjust as needed, and focus on what produces helpful change.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat lets someone check in quickly, and text messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflection. These options offer flexibility so people can pick the format that best fits their schedule and comfort.