Tarsha Washington, LPC - Therapist in South Carolina

About Tarsha

Tarsha Washington is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside mood, stress, and trauma-related issues. She brings eight years as a licensed therapist and additional years in social services to her sessions. She aims to create a warm, respectful space where people feel heard and can make their own choices about change.

Her style centers on practical support and straightforward conversation rather than jargon.

Background and approach

Tarsha encourages clients to express feelings and name real barriers that affect home, school, or work life. She pays attention to each person’s unique strengths and limits. That approach helps parents and family members identify small adjustments that improve daily routines and relationships.

Her background includes an undergraduate degree in Social Work from Herbert Lehman College in Bronx, New York. Early training introduced her to relationship principles that shape her work, such as nonjudgmental listening, acceptance, and support for self-determination. In sessions she combines person-centered listening with practical tools.

That may include thinking skills from cognitive behavioral therapy, emotion regulation practices from dialectical behavior therapy, or motivational interviewing to move toward goals. The methods are chosen to fit the family's needs and the situation at hand. Tarsha works to understand what is disrupting family functioning and then helps design manageable steps forward.

She is based in South Carolina and offers services in English. Her focus areas include parenting, grief, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, communication problems, control issues, and impulse-related concerns.

How her approaches translate to online family support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening with warmth and acceptance. The therapist prioritizes the family member's perspective and helps people identify their own goals and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot thinking patterns that increase stress or conflict and then practices new ways of thinking and acting to reduce symptoms and improve functioning. Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works together with the client to decide which methods fit best for the problem, goals, and daily life. That collaborative planning means techniques may be adjusted over time as needs change. Online formats offer practical flexibility for busy families. Video calls let participants see one another and work through interaction patterns. Phone sessions can fit into tight schedules, while live chat or text-based messaging provide short check-ins and support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent during life transitions, work demands, or school schedules and to practice new skills in real time.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What family and parenting concerns does she address?

She helps with parenting challenges, communication problems, and issues that disrupt home life such as stress, grief, and behavioral concerns.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is person-centered and direct. She listens respectfully and works collaboratively to set practical goals.

What is her professional background?

She holds a degree in Social Work from Herbert Lehman College and has worked in social services before practicing as a counselor for eight years.

What credentials and location are on record?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with license SC LPC 7100 and practices in South Carolina.

Which languages and international arrangements apply?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats does she use?

Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in starting therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Anger management

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 8 years
Licensed: South Carolina
Languages: English

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