Tara Lineberry

Tara Lineberry is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Virginia who brings ten years of clinical experience to her work. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and provides therapy grounded in that advanced training.

Her clinical background includes extensive work with mental health disorders, addiction, domestic and sexual violence, trauma, eating disorders, and self-esteem concerns. She also addresses stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, depression, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and supports LGBT clients.

Tara emphasizes the importance of a strong therapeutic relationship and the trust required to share private thoughts and concerns. She strives to be a non-biased, non-judgmental sounding board where people can explore their thoughts and emotions in a safe, supportive space. Tara believes many people already have insight into what they need to do to help themselves, and that a therapist’s role is to sit with them through that process and help identify personal strengths to draw upon during difficult times.

Her counseling style is open, caring, warm, and respectful, with a goal of meeting each person where they are on their path to wellness. She draws on interventions from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients find the clarity and peace needed to move forward.

Clients are welcome to message her through Better Help. She typically checks messages throughout the day at least two to three times and is available seven days per week. Tara offers messaging, live chat, and phone sessions, with evening and weekend availability and more limited openings during the business day. She notes that calendar listings may not reflect all available times, so messaging first can be helpful to confirm options.

Reaching out for help takes courage, and Tara applauds that first step. She looks forward to the opportunity to support people on their healing and wellness journeys.