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Tameka Powell

Compassionate, practical care for personal growth

LCSW Virginia

Experience
5 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Tameka

Tameka Powell is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Virginia who focuses on relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, mood disorders, and related life stresses.

Background and approach

With five years of clinical experience, she combines a warm, strength-based stance with practical skills to help clients navigate grief, intimacy struggles, anger, self-esteem issues, career decisions, ADHD-related concerns, and postpartum depression.

Her work emphasizes the role of supportive connections in creating a foundation for healing and growth, and she draws on attachment-focused ideas to shape interactions that feel safe and respectful. Tameka also integrates evidence-informed strategies from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies to address unhelpful thoughts, manage intense emotions, and build more effective coping patterns.

She brings experience from pediatric settings that informs her collaborative, nonjudgmental approach. Tameka aims to help people voice difficult feelings and try new ways of relating to themselves and others.

She encourages those taking the first steps toward therapy and works with each client to establish goals and practical steps that fit their life and needs.

Approaches and Online Options for Moving Forward



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; it is often used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and difficulties that interfere with daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and safety in relationships, helping clients build more supported ways of relating and healing from relational wounds.

Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals, review what feels most useful, and combine methods when appropriate so that treatment matches individual needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, and other commitments. These formats support ongoing work between sessions and allow licensed professionals to guide skill practice, emotional regulation strategies, and problem solving in ways that fit a client’s everyday life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tameka address?
She works with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, stress, anxiety, grief, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, coaching needs, ADHD concerns, and postpartum depression.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her practice combines a warm, strength-based stance with attachment principles and evidence-informed techniques from CBT and DBT to help clients express feelings and develop coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional work experience supporting clients across a range of concerns and settings.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Virginia with licence number VA LCSW 0904013913 and practices in Virginia.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She is not accepting international clients at this time and works with clients located within her stated practice region.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions operate through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English