Tarrah Grady , LCSW

Tarrah Grady is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing from Missouri with 17 years of clinical experience. She brings a broad background working in hospitals, outpatient clinics, inpatient addiction treatment, correctional settings, schools, and organizations focused on suicide intervention, which informs a flexible and experienced approach to care.

She has supported couples, children, adults, and families through individual counseling, group facilitation, and crisis intervention. Her training includes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), along with solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing (MI), trauma-focused methods, and play therapy. These skills allow her to address concerns such as stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and a wide range of mood and adjustment difficulties.

Tarrah emphasizes a warm, engaging, and interactive style that centers respect, compassion, and nonjudgmental support. She partners with people to identify goals, build practical skills, and pursue meaningful change at a pace that fits each person’s life. Trained at the University of Central Missouri and Washington University in St. Louis, she combines evidence-based techniques with a strengths-oriented focus. She looks forward to working with individuals and families who are ready to take steps toward their goals.

Evidence-informed approaches for online therapy

Tarrah Grady draws on evidence-based methods to support change in an online setting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and reshaping unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to build practical coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills that are useful for mood instability, intense emotions, and relationship challenges. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that helps process distressing memories and reduce their ongoing emotional impact.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative exploration helps tailor sessions so techniques are relevant and practical for daily life.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations and to fit care into busy schedules. These options support continuity of care, timely check-ins, and multiple ways to engage with therapy that align with individual routines and comfort levels.