Tarsha Banks, LMHC

Tarsha Banks is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 18 years of clinical experience. She has worked with a broad age range of clients, from children as young as five to adults in their eighties, providing individual, group, and family counseling across diverse settings.

Her background includes administering a variety of assessments such as crisis evaluations, suicidal risk assessments, substance use screenings, and brief cognitive status exams. She has provided care for individuals with and without disabilities, served people in and outside of correctional environments, and supported parents of school-aged children through behavioral and family concerns.

Tarsha Banks has assisted clients facing a wide array of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, addictions, grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, career concerns, and coping with life changes. Her additional focus areas include communication difficulties, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), impulsivity, intellectual disability, mood disorders, self-harm, workplace issues, and transition concerns for young adults.

Her clinical approach centers on meeting each person where they are and collaborating to find practical paths forward. She commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy, tailoring techniques to the client’s unique strengths and goals. Tarsha brings a motivated, supportive stance to the therapeutic process and aims to help clients identify clear steps toward improved functioning and well-being.