Tarsha Washington , LPC

Tarsha Washington is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has been actively providing therapy services since 2015 and brings more than 18 years of combined experience from roles across the social services field. She works with adults, families, and children, drawing on a long history of practice to support and empower individuals as they pursue their personal goals. Her approach emphasizes respect, warmth, and positive regard while encouraging self-determination and strengthening clients' capacity to make meaningful choices.

Trained in social work at Herbert Lehman College in the Bronx, New York, Tarsha integrates foundational social work principles into her therapeutic work. She names the relational principles of Felix Biestek as central to her practice - recognizing each person as an individual, allowing purposeful expression of feelings, maintaining controlled emotional involvement, offering acceptance that acknowledges strengths and limitations, practicing a nonjudgmental attitude, and supporting self-determination. Those principles shape how she engages with people to foster insight and realistic problem solving.

Tarsha focuses on identifying and addressing the barriers that interfere with daily functioning at home, school, work, and in the community. She creates a person-centered environment where clients are encouraged to explore emotions, build coping skills, and develop practical strategies to manage stress, relationships, mood, and life transitions. Her aim is to collaborate with each person to build resilience and promote healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Tarsha uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive, respectful environment where the person’s own goals and insights guide the work. This approach helps people build self-awareness, strengthen self-determination, and address relationship or life-purpose concerns by placing the client at the center of the process.

She also employs cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and skills-focused, often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood regulation by teaching tools to change thinking patterns and coping strategies.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is another option Tarsha draws on for emotional regulation, impulsivity, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, reducing self-destructive behaviors, and improving communication in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Tarsha approaches this collaboratively. She works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts methods to fit what is most helpful for the individual.

Online therapy with Tarsha is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited mobility. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different formats, and access licensed professionals from home, work, or elsewhere that fits a client’s routine.