Clinical Social Work Practice – Tennessee Psychotherapy & Trauma Healing
Sara Jane Tinker, LCSW and SEP (Somatic Experiencing Practitioner), brings over twenty-five years of psychotherapy experience to Tennessee Psychotherapy & Trauma Healing, a telehealth practice serving clients across East, Middle, and West Tennessee. No in-person office location is specified; all services are delivered via secure telehealth.
Clinical specialties are organized around acute trauma (including auto accidents, assault, medical trauma, sudden loss, divorce, and betrayal), chronic trauma (PTSD, Complex Trauma, Combat PTSD, Childhood Trauma, and Domestic Violence), mood disorders (Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Dissociation, and OCD), and attachment and developmental trauma. Individual therapy, couples and family therapy, and services for teens and older children are all available. Relationship and intimacy concerns are also noted among the presenting issues addressed by the practice.
Therapeutic modalities include EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), S.A.F.E. (Somatic and Attachment Focused) EMDR training, Somatic Experiencing, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Tinker is enrolled in an Advanced EMDR Certification program approved by EMDRIA. A secondary contact email listed on the site is saratinker@tennesseepsychotherapyandtraumahealing.com.
The intake process begins with a complimentary 15 to 20 minute consultation. New clients receive access to a client portal containing the Intake Form, Consent for Treatment, and HIPAA documentation. Office hours are Monday 11am to 8pm, Tuesday through Thursday 9am to 8pm, Friday 8am to 1pm, and Saturday and Sunday by appointment. The practice can be reached at (865) 771-2448 or by email at tinker.sarajanelcsw@gmail.com. Scheduling is also available through Calendly at calendly.com/tinker-sarajanelcsw. Insurance acceptance and self-pay fee structures are not stated on the website. The telehealth model allows clients anywhere in Tennessee to access services without travel.
Tinker’s dual training as both a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner allows the practice to address trauma through both relational and body-based frameworks. The Somatic Experiencing approach focuses on physiological responses to stress and trauma, complementing the EMDR and psychodynamic methods also offered. Prospective clients are encouraged to review the Calendly scheduling link before the initial consultation call.