Sara Tinker

I'm a graduate of UT Knoxville, serving as a LCSW since 1992. I treat couples, families and individuals ages 13+. I have a graduate degree in Exercise Physiology focusing on Sports Medicine & Corporate Wellness (Mind/Body/Spirit). I speciialize in attachment based relationship repair, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, couples therapy, acute & chronic childhood & adult trauma, abuse, and neglect; mood disorders, relationship issues, self-harm, narcissistic abuse, & personality disorders. I teach clients to regulate their nervous system, widen their window of resiliency, stress recovery, and repair ruptures and issues in romantic love and friendships. I go beyond "Talk Therapy" and get to the underlying issues in the subconscious that are holding you back in life.

We are partners in your healng journey; I will be your guide, hold space for you, & walk along beside you. I am certified with Somatic Experiencing International, incorporating a wholistic approach. I trained in Basic - Advanced EMDR, currently working on certification. I incorporate psychodynamic, object relations & DBT with EMDR & Somatic Experiencing for a range of issues. .

I am skilled at conceptlizing your situation, seeing the big picture, and helping you understand why you do what you do, feel what you feel, and what evidenced based interventions we can apply to lessen your presenting problems, symptoms, & issues. Reach out for a 15 minute complementary consultation!!