About Tina
Tina Jerolds is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois with 22 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing anxiety, depression, stress, and major life changes. Tina also supports people managing trauma, grief, addiction, and concerns related to intimacy and self-esteem.
She draws from client-centered therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions can include practical strategies for everyday challenges and skills to manage mood and stress. Tina has a background in social work with experience across many settings, including child welfare and mental health services. That work informs her understanding of how life events shape feelings and behavior.
She tailors the pace and focus of sessions to each person’s needs. Her approach is straightforward and warm. She acknowledges that reaching out for help takes courage and aims to listen closely before offering tools.
People meet clear goals together, whether they need short-term coping plans or ongoing support. Outside of her professional life, Tina enjoys hiking, cycling, writing, and time with her family and her golden retriever. These everyday interests shape a practical, down-to-earth style in sessions.
How these approaches work online
Tina uses client-centered therapy to create a listening space where a person’s goals and priorities guide the work. That approach focuses on listening, validation, and tailoring sessions to what matters most to the individual.She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify thoughts and behavior patterns that affect mood and functioning. CBT in online sessions often includes practical exercises, activity planning, and short skill-building tasks between meetings to manage anxiety, depression, or ADHD-related challenges.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Tina collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their needs and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. This helps ensure sessions stay focused and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is effective for face-to-face conversation and interactive work. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, and flexible timing for people with busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit care into daily life and maintain continuity between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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