About Tina

Tina Collins is a licensed clinical social worker with 21 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. She focuses on practical support for relationship strain, anger, grief, and the everyday pressures of parenting and career life. Tina writes in a clear, encouraging way and tries to make the first steps feel less daunting for anyone reaching out.

She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on.

Background and approach

In sessions she listens for what is working and where small changes could have a big impact. Conversations are straightforward and aim to translate insight into doable steps for daily life. Tina draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, abuse, and compassion fatigue.

She helps people process painful events while also teaching coping skills for stress and sleep problems. Practical problem solving and emotion regulation are steady parts of her work. Her background includes more than two decades of clinical practice in New Jersey.

That experience guides her choice of tools and pacing with each person. She adapts tasks and recommendations to fit a client’s routine and responsibilities. People who contact Tina can expect a collaborative approach that balances empathy with clear strategies.

She supports efforts to improve intimacy, self-esteem, and career concerns while helping clients manage change. The aim is to leave sessions with focused ideas to try between meetings.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Tina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and practical change. One common approach she relies on teaches concrete coping skills for stress, anxiety, and sleep problems; sessions emphasize step-by-step strategies that can be practiced between meetings. Another approach centers on processing difficult events and emotional responses after trauma or loss; work here includes pacing exposure to difficult memories and building distress-tolerance skills to reduce overwhelm.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, daily routine, and what feels most manageable. That collaborative process includes trying techniques, reviewing what helps, and adjusting methods over time so therapy fits the client’s needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video lets people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, coaching between sessions, or ongoing accountability. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on practical progress.

Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Tina help with?
Tina works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, trauma and relationship or family struggles. She also supports those dealing with anger, sleep issues, parenting strain, self-esteem and career concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She listens for strengths, helps people set small goals, and focuses on skills that can be used between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 21 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges. That background informs how she tailors strategies for each person.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New Jersey. Her practice is based in New Jersey.
Which languages are services offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do I start working with her and what does it cost?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule based on availability. Cost varies by location and availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What this therapist works with

Most often

  • Relationship issues
  • Family conflicts
  • Anger management
Experience
21 years
Licensed
New Jersey
Languages
English

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