About Tina
Tina Okenfuss is a licensed professional counselor with eight years of experience helping people through tough life moments. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Tina aims to create a compassionate space where people can talk openly and set practical goals.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and build coping skills. Sessions are collaborative - Tina listens first, then suggests steps that fit each person's life.
How Tina works
She helps clients work through big transitions like grief, divorce, and shifts in identity. Tina also supports people facing more specific challenges such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and body image struggles. She addresses complex presentations including co-morbidity, personality-related issues, and experiences related to kink and alternative sexual culture.
Her style is straightforward and empathetic. Tina focuses on helping people develop resilience, improve communication, and strengthen self-worth through practical work between sessions as needed. Sessions can include conversations about coping strategies, emotion regulation, and problem-solving for day-to-day stressors.
The aim is steady, useful progress rather than quick fixes. Tina encourages people to bring what feels most important into session so the work stays relevant to their life.
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
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arkansas |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online flexibility
Many of Tina's sessions draw on evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people learn concrete coping skills for managing anxiety and stress, such as paced breathing, activity scheduling, and step-by-step problem solving. These tools aim to reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning.Another frequently used method involves processing traumatic experiences in a gradual, paced way so memories feel less disruptive. This usually involves building safety and stabilization skills first, then gently working through distressing material with support. It can help people regain a sense of control and reduce symptoms tied to past events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tina will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, values, and comfort level. She adjusts techniques over time based on what is helping and what is not, so the plan stays practical and client-centered.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit varied schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when interaction and visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging offer shorter, flexible contact for brief updates or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on progress and access to licensed professionals.
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