About Tina
Tina Williams helps people who are feeling stuck after painful events or big life shifts. She focuses on building confidence, coping skills, and motivation. Tina emphasizes short, clear steps people can use right away.
She works in English and practices as an LMFT in California. Clients often come with trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship struggles, or problems with addiction. Tina also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, codependency, divorce and separation, infidelity, and self-harm.
How Tina works
She helps people explore patterns that keep them from feeling better and tries to make change feel manageable. Tina uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to build readiness for change and strengthen personal reasons to move forward.
Sessions are practical and goal-focused, not long lectures. In sessions she aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak frankly about their experiences. She listens for what matters most to each person and tailors plans to real-life needs.
Her approach is collaborative - she and the client work together on next steps. Tina has four years of professional experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist. People looking for online options can connect by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To begin they follow a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.
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What Tina works with
The areas below are the ones Tina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Infidelity
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How Tina’s Approaches Work Online
Tina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different actions that can improve mood and behavior. CBT is hands-on and often includes short exercises people can practice between sessions.She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify their reasons for change and build motivation. This approach is brief and collaborative, useful for issues like addiction or when someone feels unsure about taking new steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tina will talk with each person about goals and preferences and will adapt techniques to match what feels most useful. She encourages clients to give feedback so the plan can change as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual interaction helps the work, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.
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