Takiya Tarlton, LCMHC, LPC

Takiya Tarlton is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting concerns, and self-esteem. She focuses on clear, practical steps so daily life feels more manageable. Her style is straightforward and supportive, aimed at small changes that add up over time.

Takiya draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment ideas, and skills from dialectical behavior methods. Sessions emphasize what a person can do between meetings, such as short behavior changes and new ways of talking to themselves. She encourages clients to prioritize self-care and to practice assertive communication that helps them feel respected in relationships.

She has 14 years of experience working in school and community settings. That background shaped a practical, task-focused approach to common life stressors. She often helps people facing blended family challenges, divorce or separation, workplace strain, and issues tied to military or first responder life.

Takiya supports people through pregnancy and childbirth transitions, questions about life purpose, and struggles with self-love. She also works with young adults and women navigating role and identity shifts. Her experience includes assisting those coping with family problems and communication breakdowns.

Sessions are available to people in Virginia and to international clients in English. Takiya uses brief, doable homework and skills practice so progress continues between meetings. She invites clients to explore what matters to them and then build small, steady steps toward those goals.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values. It helps when people feel stuck or unsure about what matters most and want to move toward meaningful activity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and helps people build practical tools to reduce anxiety and manage stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for intense moods and relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Takiya works with each person to decide which ideas and techniques fit their goals and daily life. She mixes strategies as needed and checks in regularly to see what is working and what needs to change.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls allow more face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or other routines while using approaches like CBT and ACT in a practical way.