Tara Lineberry , LICSW, LCSW

Tara Lineberry is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Virginia. She brings ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addictions. Tara focuses on women's issues among other concerns and aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can speak honestly about what they are facing.

Tara uses clear, practical approaches in sessions. She helps people name their strengths and build on them. She listens without judgment and partners with people as they sort through painful memories, relationship conflicts, or day-to-day stressors.

Her background includes work with trauma, domestic violence, sexual assault, eating disorders, and substance-related concerns. Those experiences shape how she responds to emotional pain and safety concerns. She draws on therapy tools that help manage symptoms and improve coping in everyday life.

Tara often blends methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions involve talking through patterns, practicing new skills, and testing small changes between meetings.

She offers online formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Tara supports English-speaking clients in Virginia and also accepts international clients.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at how thoughts and behaviors are linked and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, helps people process traumatic memories by combining focused recall with guided bilateral stimulation; it is used for trauma and abuse recovery.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tara will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That might mean starting with CBT skills, introducing mindfulness practices, or using EMDR techniques if trauma processing is needed. The plan can change as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face without travel. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, tracking thoughts, or getting support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules while maintaining regular contact with a licensed professional.