About Tina
Tina Jerolds is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 22 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She practices from Illinois and focuses on practical support for concerns like trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self-esteem, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Tina also addresses parenting strain, anger, career stress, bipolar mood patterns, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges.
She uses client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person's priorities.
How Tina works
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her work when people want clear tools to change thinking and behavior patterns. Sessions can include faith-informed perspectives when a client requests that approach. Tina trained at Southern Illinois University, earning a graduate degree in social work with a mental health concentration.
Her background includes many years in child welfare and mental health settings, giving her experience across age groups from children to older adults. Her style is respectful and straightforward. She emphasizes listening first, then helping people find steps that feel manageable.
Tina aims to tailor the pace and focus of sessions to each person's needs. Outside of clinical work she enjoys hiking, cycling, walks with her dog Ruby, writing, and travel. Family time with her husband and adult son is important to her life balance.
Tina lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Tina uses Client-Centered Therapy to make sessions about the person's concerns and goals. This approach focuses on listening, empathy, and shaping the work around what matters most to the client, which can help with relationship stress, grief, and self-esteem.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which offers clear steps to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, mood swings, and managing patterns related to ADHD or stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tina works together with each person to decide whether client-centered conversations, CBT techniques, or a mix will best meet their needs and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on progress and feedback.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls work well for longer discussions and visual cues, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can fit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and travel commitments, while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
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