- Practical coping skills
- Trauma aware care
- Goal focused work
About Tia
Tia Gitgood is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, mood disorders, and life changes. She understands how overwhelming everyday struggles can feel and approaches care with practical support and steady attention. Tia brings ten years of experience across home-based care and community clinics to her work in Michigan.
She uses simple, action-oriented methods to address symptoms like sleeplessness, low self-esteem, and depression. Cognitive-behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. Dialectical strategies support emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Motivational interviewing can help people find personal reasons to change and stay engaged.
Tia trained at Georgia State University, earning a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Her licenses include LMSW and LCSW. She keeps up with current research and blends approaches to fit each person’s needs rather than relying on one single method.
Her additional focus areas include adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, control issues, guilt and shame, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. She frames therapy as teamwork, helping people notice what is working and try concrete steps to feel better.
If someone is ready to begin, Tia supports them through a straightforward intake and planning process. Sessions are goal-focused and paced to match the person’s situation, with attention to practical changes that can make everyday life more manageable.
How key approaches guide online work
Tia commonly uses cognitive-behavioral methods and dialectical behavior strategies in her practice. Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Tia will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most useful based on current needs and goals. She adjusts techniques over time and checks in often to make sure the plan fits what the person wants to achieve.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel on difficult days. Licensed professionals can use these approaches to focus on skills practice, mood tracking, and practical problem solving that transfer into daily routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
Tia supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar and other mood disorders, sleeping problems, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses straightforward, practical approaches and works collaboratively with each person to set goals and try small, testable changes in day-to-day life.
What background and experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience in settings from in-home care to community clinics and holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Georgia State University.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and practices out of Michigan.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
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?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.