- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Tabitha
Dr. Tabitha Thompson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 12 years of experience helping people tap into their strengths and pursue their goals. She views therapy as a partnership and works alongside clients to set realistic, useful steps.
Her approach is grounded in honesty, accountability, and clear communication. Dr. Thompson emphasizes relationship skills and active listening.
She focuses on practical strategies parents and individuals can use to handle stress, anxiety, grief, and changes in life.
Background and approach
Sessions often include straightforward goal-setting and skill practice rather than abstract talk. Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as parenting, attachment issues, trauma and abuse, addiction, ADHD, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people navigating adoption and foster care questions, blended family stress, and caregiver strain.
She brings 12 years of clinical experience to these topics. In sessions she aims to build trust quickly and model direct, honest communication. That can mean helping clients name difficult feelings, try new ways of interacting, and set boundaries that fit their life.
She works to co-create plans that feel doable day to day. Dr. Thompson uses several evidence-informed approaches to guide work in therapy.
She draws on strategies that help change unhelpful thinking, strengthen emotional bonds, and increase present-moment awareness. The focus is on practical change and steady progress over time.
What Tabitha works with
Everything Tabitha lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tabitha helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tabitha lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical exercises to change behavior and mood, often through short in-session skills and homework. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and reactions, and it helps people build healthier ways of relating and handling conflict.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together as progress happens.
Online therapy here is offered by a licensed professional using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for longer sessions and deeper conversation, phone can be a simpler option with less bandwidth, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These flexible formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain momentum between meetings, and choose the way of connecting that feels most comfortable.
Questions people ask about Tabitha
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related problems such as attachment and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and direct, emphasizing honest communication and practical steps. She focuses on skill building, clear goals, and listening to multiple perspectives.
What is her clinical background?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with diverse concerns and communities, using relationship-focused techniques and emotional intelligence in her work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, California LCSW, and practices from California.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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