About Tinia
Tinia Holleman-Soto is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California. She brings 15 years of experience and focuses on concerns like anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, parenting strain, and ADHD. Tinia aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming and start to make clear, practical changes.
She trained at the University of Southern California and holds a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Background and approach
Early in her career she worked as a behaviorist with very young children who had developmental delays, collaborating with speech and occupational therapists and regional service teams. That background informs her steady, hands-on approach to problem solving. Over the years Tinia expanded her work to include children, teenagers, and adults facing depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, attention concerns, and family conflict.
She has experience coordinating care with psychiatrists, social workers, case managers, and school districts. Tinia often helps parents and caregivers manage stress related to raising children with added needs. Her sessions blend person-centered listening with cognitive techniques and existential ideas.
That means she listens first, helps people notice how thoughts and actions connect, and invites them to try choices that match their values. She works collaboratively, treating therapy as a team effort. Tinia aims to make the first steps feel manageable.
She helps set clear goals and supports practical next steps, whether that means learning coping skills, repairing communication, or planning for life changes.
How Tinia’s Approaches Work Online
Attachment-Based Therapy values safety in relationships and helps people notice patterns that repeat in close connections; it is useful for relationship difficulties and attachment wounds. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience, offering listening and acceptance so clients can clarify their own goals and move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions and teaches specific tools to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tinia will talk with each person about goals, trial different methods, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. She treats therapy as a team process, combining listening with practical exercises to match the client’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or use a written format if speaking feels difficult. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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