Tarsha Washington, LPC

Tarsha Washington is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has provided formal therapy services since 2015 and brings collaboratively over 18 years of experience from various roles within the social services field working with adults, families, and children. She approaches therapy with the intent to support and empower people as they pursue their goals, creating a person-centered environment that encourages self-determination and honors each client’s capacity for growth.

Her interactions are marked by warmth, respect, and positive regard, and she seeks to help clients identify and address barriers that disrupt functioning at home, school, work, or in the community. Tarsha earned her undergraduate degree in Social Work from Herbert Lehman College in the Bronx, New York, where she was introduced to the relationship principles of Felix Biestek. Those principles inform her practice and include recognition of individualism, allowance for purposeful expression of feelings, controlled emotional involvement, acceptance of strengths and weaknesses, a nonjudgmental attitude, respect for self-determination, and the right to personal nature of sessions when appropriate.

Tarsha combines these foundational social work values with clinical strategies to address a wide range of concerns including family issues, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, coping with life changes, stress and anxiety, relationships, grief, parenting, career concerns, mood disorders, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and other related focus areas. She works collaboratively to understand each person’s situation and to support practical steps toward improved functioning and well-being.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches into Online Care

Tarsha uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive space where the person’s priorities guide the work; this approach emphasizes respect for individual choices and helps people explore their values, goals, and personal strengths. She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT to help clients identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and everyday challenges. Additionally, she incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy - DBT techniques when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or interpersonal effectiveness are key concerns, offering skills to manage intense feelings and improve relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Tarsha collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She blends approaches as appropriate and adjusts the plan based on progress and feedback.

Online therapy with Tarsha is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, maintain continuity of care, and access licensed professionals from a range of settings while working toward meaningful, practical change.