- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Tarisha
Tarisha McCullen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of psychotherapy experience. She brings a compassionate, nonjudgmental style and aims to help people regain balance in their daily lives. Tarisha focuses on practical changes that make day-to-day living feel easier and more manageable.
Tarisha works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and ADHD. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
Her practice includes help for workplace stress, self-esteem struggles, and recovery from trauma-related symptoms. In sessions she emphasizes listening first and tailoring the approach to each person. She helps clients identify patterns that cause distress and teaches skills to shift those patterns.
Sessions often include concrete strategies for managing emotions, improving communication, and handling life transitions. Tarisha has experience addressing more specific concerns like trichotillomania, postpartum depression, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, and veteran-related challenges. She also assists with family problems, communication breakdowns, and adoption- and foster-care-related stressors.
Her approach is flexible to fit individual life situations. People choose Tarisha when they want steady support and practical tools. She accepts international clients and works in English.
Tarisha is based in North Carolina and brings steady, goal-focused support to each session.
What Tarisha works with
Everything Tarisha lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tarisha helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that guide online sessions
Tarisha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on clear, practical work. One common approach she applies teaches emotion regulation and coping skills to reduce overwhelming feelings and improve daily functioning. This helps when stress, anxiety, mood swings, or ADHD symptoms interfere with everyday tasks.Another frequent focus is communication and relationship skill building. Sessions teach concrete ways to express needs, set boundaries, and handle conflict so parenting responsibilities and close relationships become less strained. For trauma-related or grief concerns she draws on methods that emphasize safety, pacing, and gradual processing of difficult memories and feelings.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tarisha listens to each person's goals and preferences and then recommends methods that fit those needs. She reviews progress regularly and adjusts the plan so work stays relevant and effective.
Online therapy offers practical benefits like scheduling flexibility and easier access from different locations. Video calls let people work face-to-face when helpful, phone sessions can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth needs, and live chat or text-based messaging support brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and work routines.
Questions people ask about Tarisha
What kinds of concerns does Tarisha help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and parenting-related struggles, along with relationship strain and grief.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Tarisha uses a compassionate, nonjudgmental approach and tailors the work to each person's needs, focusing on practical skills and real-life changes.
What is her background and experience?
She has eight years of experience working as a psychotherapist and has supported people with a wide range of mental health and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
Tarisha holds an LCSW license in North Carolina and bases her practice in that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different communication preferences.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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