Takiya Tarlton , LCMHC, LPC

Takiya Tarlton is a Virginia-based licensed counselor with 14 years of experience providing services in school and community settings. She holds the credentials LCMHC and LPC - LCMHC stands for Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor - and combines clinical training with a practical, strengths-based approach to support clients.

Takiya helps people uncover the inner resources they already possess so they can shape lives that reflect their most authentic selves. Her work centers on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, parenting, and self-esteem, and extends to blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, first responder and veteran issues, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love and women's issues, workplace struggles, young adult concerns, and questions about life purpose.

In sessions she draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach coping skills, improve communication, and encourage assertive expression of needs. Takiya emphasizes the importance of self-care and helps clients develop ways to present their best selves to others while feeling valued and accepted within relationships.

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