- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Florida, Connecticut, New Jersey, Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Tina
Tina LaPorta is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress around parenting, relationships, and major life changes. She works with adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, grief, or struggles with self-esteem. Tina keeps language simple and sessions focused on practical next steps parents can use right away.
Over 15 years she has worked in community mental health, outpatient programs, and veteran-focused services. Her background includes college teaching in psychology and a counseling master’s focused on marriage and family therapy.
Background and approach
That mix of classroom and clinical work shapes a straightforward style that values clear goals. In sessions she draws on client-centered and cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. She also uses motivational interviewing to support change and psychodynamic ideas when it helps to look at past patterns.
Conversations aim to be collaborative, with practical tools to try between meetings. Tina has held licenses as an LMFT in Arizona and Florida, and she practices from Florida. She offers work that addresses a wide range of concerns including parenting stress, attachment and blended family issues, communication problems, and coping with life transitions.
Her approach blends problem-solving with attention to personal history. Parents who want clear strategies, direct feedback, and a supportive therapist may find her way of working helpful. She explains interventions in everyday terms and helps people set realistic, step-by-step goals for change.
What Tina works with
Everything Tina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tina helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tina lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
How her approaches work online and what to expect
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping people find their own answers. It is useful for building confidence and for parents who want a nonjudgmental space to talk through choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps when you want concrete tools to reduce anxiety, shift unhelpful thinking, or change patterns that affect parenting and relationships.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find internal reasons to change and can be useful when facing addictions or when motivation to try new behaviors is low.
Tina treats finding the right approach as a joint process. She will listen to your goals and suggest techniques to try. Together you can adjust methods and pace so the work fits your needs and daily life.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls let you use face-to-face time for deeper conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for quick updates, homework review, or shorter coaching-style exchanges between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Tina
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Tina works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and parenting stress.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, combining client-centered listening with structured techniques to change thoughts and behaviors.
What experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of clinical experience across community mental health, outpatient programs, and veteran-focused services, plus prior work as a college psychology instructor.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in Arizona and Florida and she practices from Florida.
Which languages and regions are supported?
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 are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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 sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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