- CBT strategies
- Mindfulness exercises
- Narrative work
About Tina
Tina Leavitt is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Rhode Island with three years of clinical experience. She holds a Master of Social Work from Rhode Island College and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the same school. Tina focuses on everyday problems that leave people feeling overwhelmed, including stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression, relationship concerns, and anger.
Tina helps people understand and manage emotions and behavior. She takes a practical, client-centered approach that is collaborative and strength-based. Sessions can include straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Her work also draws on mindfulness techniques to help with stress and grounding. Narrative therapy ideas are used to look at the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships. Motivational interviewing supports people who want to make changes but feel stuck.
Tina has experience supporting parents and caregivers with the day-to-day demands of raising children. She uses creative, age-appropriate interventions for kids and adolescents, including play and art-based activities and skills practice to build coping and emotional regulation.
She also addresses specific concerns such as obsessions, compulsions, phobias, ADHD-related challenges, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are practical and aimed at helping people develop tools they can use between meetings. Tina works in English and practices in Rhode Island.
How her approaches translate to online work
Tina commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person, which helps clarify goals and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers practical tools to change unhelpful thought patterns and build new coping habits, useful for anger, anxiety, and low mood.She also incorporates mindfulness techniques to teach simple grounding and breathing practices that reduce reactivity in the moment. These approaches are chosen to match the issue at hand and the client's preferences, and she will work with each person to decide what to try first.
Finding the right blend of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try approaches, and adjust based on what helps most. That shared decision-making is central to the early sessions.
Specific session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also supports using exercises like mindfulness practice and thought records between meetings to reinforce progress.
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Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Rhode Island, Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, depression, relationship and family issues, anger, self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Additional focus areas include obsessions, compulsions, OCD, and phobias.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered, collaborative style combined with practical approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and solution-focused techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of clinical experience working as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the LICSW credential and practices in Rhode Island.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.