Tina is a graduate of Wilmington University with a Master’s degree in counseling. She was inducted into the Chi Phi chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in higher education. She is a member in good standing with the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). Her training primarily focused on addiction-substance and behavioral, domestic violence, depression, anxiety, and family issues. She has had extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) Mindfulness and Trauma and Grief Component Therapy (TGCT). She has experience implementing the aforementioned as well as utilizing numerous others such as psychodrama, existentialism, gestalt, transactional analysis and experiential therapy. In her work, Tina’s sense of therapy comes from a humanistic ideal, focusing on the therapeutic relationship as the catalyst for change. This philosophy, along with techniques eclectic in nature including cognitive restructuring, role plays, journaling, empty chair, meditation, self re parenting, self-grounding exercises, creative expression, and self-affirmation work, create an environment in which transformation can blossom.
