Tarrah Grady, LCSW
Practical, compassionate care for everyday parenting challenges
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Tarrah
Tarrah Grady is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of practice. She brings steady, straightforward care to people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, parenting concerns, grief, depression, and relationship struggles. She focuses on practical, hands-on strategies.
Sessions are warm and interactive. Tarrah listens first, then helps people pick small steps that fit their life and goals. Her work draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.
Background and approach
She has used these methods in hospitals, clinics, inpatient addiction programs, prisons, schools, and suicide intervention organizations. Tarrah has helped individuals through trauma, intimacy and attachment concerns, caregiving stress, and career or life transitions. She also supports people facing issues such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue.
Her style emphasizes respect, empathy, and practical problem solving. She earned a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Central Missouri and a Master of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis.
Tarrah is licensed in Missouri as an LCSW and offers therapy in English to people both inside and outside the United States.
What Tarrah works with
Everything Tarrah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tarrah helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tarrah lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice hard thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move a person toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, stress, and parenting overwhelm.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and is useful for depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try strategies that fit that person's life. That collaborative process can shift over time as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people meet. Video calls let the therapist see nonverbal cues for deeper work, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can provide brief check-ins or support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule or workday and allow steady progress without long commutes.
Questions people ask about Tarrah
What concerns can Tarrah help with?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is warm, engaging, and interactive. Sessions focus on listening, practical steps, and collaborative goal-setting.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Tarrah has 17 years of clinical experience working in hospitals, clinics, inpatient addiction treatment, prisons, schools, and suicide intervention organizations.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Missouri.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts clients from other countries as well.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tarrah?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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