Tara Lineberry , LICSW, LCSW

Tara Lineberry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with active LICSW and LCSW credentials, licensed to practice clinical social work. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and has built a practice addressing a wide range of mental health concerns. Her clinical experience centers on mental health disorders, addiction, domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, trauma, eating disorders, and issues related to self esteem.

She emphasizes the importance of a strong therapeutic relationship and believes trust is essential when sharing private thoughts and experiences. Tara approaches therapy as a non-biased, non-judgmental sounding board where individuals can express and process their feelings. She often helps people recognize the steps they already know they can take, while supporting them to sit with emotions and draw on personal strengths when life becomes difficult.

Her counseling style is open, caring, warm, and respectful, and she aims to meet people where they are on their journey toward wellness and healing. Tara uses interventions from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy to help clients find greater peace and forward momentum. She offers messaging, live chat, and phone sessions with evening and weekend availability and checks messages multiple times a day, seven days per week. She encourages prospective clients to reach out and appreciates the strength it takes to seek help.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Tara Lineberry

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking and behaving. It is often used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges by teaching practical skills to change reactions to difficult situations.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, centers on understanding and reshaping emotional responses within relationships. It helps clients explore attachment needs, improve communication, and strengthen emotional bonds, making it useful for couples and individuals working on relationship concerns.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is an approach that assists people processing traumatic memories by using guided attention to reduce the intensity of distressing recollections. It can be helpful for those recovering from trauma and abuse.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Tara collaborates with clients to determine which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan over time with client input. Licensed professionals and therapists bring different tools, and she works together with clients to identify the best fit.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow people to access care from home, work, or during travel. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care across life changes.