Tina LaPorta, LMFT

Tina LaPorta is a licensed marriage and family therapist who offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, substance use, or major life changes. She focuses on relationship and family concerns alongside issues like grief, trauma, self-esteem, and ADHD. Tina writes in straightforward terms and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for anyone unsure where to begin.

Tina brings 15 years of clinical work that includes outpatient care, intensive outpatient programs, and partial hospitalization settings. She has worked with adults and adolescents facing serious mental health and substance use challenges, and has experience in military and veteran settings. Her background also includes teaching psychology at the college level and two master’s degrees in psychology and counseling with a marriage and family therapy emphasis.

In sessions she favors clear goals and practical tools. She often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Solution-focused strategies are used to build small, useful steps toward specific goals.

Tina also uses client-centered and psychodynamic ideas to understand how past experiences and current relationships shape what a person feels and does. Motivational interviewing appears in her work when people are trying to make major changes, for example around substance use or lifestyle shifts.

Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented. She helps people identify what matters most and then practices skills that fit daily life. Prospective clients should confirm current session options when booking so they know which formats are available.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Tina commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused techniques, both of which adapt well to online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) involves identifying thought and behavior patterns and practicing new skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression; it is useful for stress, mood issues, and some addiction concerns. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and building on what already works, which helps when people want quick, concrete change.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tina works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She will check in about which techniques feel useful and adjust the plan over time so sessions stay relevant and manageable.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets the therapist and client use worksheets, behavioral experiments, and real-time skill practice during conversations to support lasting change.