About Tarisha
Tarisha McCullen uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people regain balance in daily life. She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, based in North Carolina with eight years of experience as a psychotherapist. Tarisha focuses on clear, direct conversations and tools people can use between sessions.
She meets people where they are and works at a steady, respectful pace. Tarisha supports people dealing with stress and anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and bipolar concerns.
Background and approach
She also helps with ADHD, grief, anger, low self-esteem, and intimacy-related struggles. Relationship and family problems, parenting strain, workplace stress, and postpartum mood concerns are among other areas she addresses. Her approach centers on practical steps and skill building.
Sessions often include talking through immediate problems, trying small changes, and practicing new habits. Tarisha adapts her methods to each person’s needs instead of following a one-size-fits-all plan. She has experience working with issues such as PTSD, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, trichotillomania, and problems that affect young adults and women.
Communication problems and coping with life transitions are common topics in her work. Tarisha aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space and to treat people with respect. She encourages honest talk about feelings and small experiments to test what helps.
People who want clear steps and steady support may find her style helpful.
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options
Many people benefit from focused, practical techniques that target current problems. One common approach Tarisha uses is problem-solving and skill building, which breaks larger issues into small steps and teaches skills to manage stress, mood swings, and everyday triggers. This helps when coping with anxiety, anger, or life changes. Another approach emphasizes emotion-focused work where feelings are named and understood, which can help with grief, emptiness, intimacy concerns, and self-esteem issues.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tarisha will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The aim is to find what works in real life, not to stick rigidly to one method.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter updates, mood tracking, or people who prefer writing between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to maintain steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English