About Tina
Tina Leavitt is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who practices in Rhode Island. She holds a Master of Social Work from Rhode Island College and brings three years of clinical experience to her work. Tina aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for people facing daily stressors and emotional struggles.
Her approach is warm and collaborative. She focuses on building on each person's strengths and helping them use simple, practical tools.
Background and approach
Sessions often include clear strategies for managing anxiety, anger, and attention challenges such as ADHD. She also supports people coping with grief, trauma, depression, and life transitions. Tina uses a mix of talking and practical exercises.
She draws from client-centered therapy to listen and meet people where they are. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to help spot thought patterns and try new behaviors. Mindfulness practices are introduced to reduce stress and improve focus.
Her style is direct but compassionate. She helps people set small goals and tries interventions that fit daily life. Parents can expect support with parenting concerns and skills to manage family stress and behavior challenges.
Tina offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She works with each person to find a format that fits their schedule and communication style.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Tina uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person's experiences and goals. This approach prioritizes listening and reflecting so the person feels understood and can choose the direction of work. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort their thoughts.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. Online sessions can teach simple CBT tools for anxiety, mood, ADHD-related challenge management, and stress in short, actionable steps.
Mindfulness therapy helps people practice attention and calm through breath work and brief exercises. These practices can be integrated into text reminders, short phone check-ins, or guided video sessions to build steady habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tina will work together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and daily routine. That decision is revisited as progress is made and priorities change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging is useful for brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, and for people who prefer typing over talking. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and different comfort levels.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Rhode Island, Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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