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Tameka Powell

Tameka Powell, LCSW

Virginia

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Trauma

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Credentials
LCSW
Licensed in Virginia
LCSW, licence 0904013913
NPI
1669117750
Experience
5 years
Languages
English
Location
Virginia

These details come from information Tameka supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.

AAbout

  • Relationship issues
  • Trauma and abuse
  • Parenting support

About Tameka

Tameka Powell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia with five years of experience. She focuses on common and pressing concerns such as relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, stress, and grief. She also addresses intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, and postpartum depression.

Tameka emphasizes the role of relationships in helping people feel safer and to support growth across daily life. She brings clinical experience from pediatric settings and uses a strengths-based outlook when meeting with people. Sessions are practical and centered on talking through current problems and finding usable steps forward.

In conversations she aims to create an environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. She works with clients to identify what is getting in the way of clearer communication, better mood, or more consistent routines. That might mean sorting through difficult memories, shifting patterns that cause conflict, or practicing skills for stress and emotion regulation.

Sessions often include straightforward approaches drawn from attachment ideas and evidence-informed skills. Tameka helps people set small, measurable goals they can try between sessions. She also supports parents who are managing new responsibilities or postpartum mood changes.

People looking for a Virginia LCSW who uses practical, relationship-focused methods can expect clear, grounded conversations about next steps. To start, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session are the usual first steps.

BHow sessions work

How attachment, CBT, and DBT shape online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationships influence current feelings and behavior. Online conversations using this lens focus on patterns in how people relate and how to change interactions that cause distress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In sessions the therapist and client identify unhelpful thoughts and practice different responses to improve mood and day-to-day functioning.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. DBT-based work often includes short skills practice and routines that people can try between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help figure out which methods fit the client's goals and preferences. That is a collaborative process that can change as issues evolve.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make scheduling easier and help fit sessions into a busy life. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and video or audio-only options may be useful depending on the client's needs and what is offered. Licensed professionals use these approaches to support practical steps toward clearer communication, mood management, and problem solving.

CAreas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Postpartum depression

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

Virginia

Languages

English

DQuestions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, anxiety, stress, grief, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, and postpartum depression.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a strengths-based, relationship-focused approach and draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to support practical change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of professional work experience in clinical settings, including pediatric environments.

Is she licensed to practice in Virginia?

Yes. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers

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