Tina Leavitt, LICSW

Tina Leavitt is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who practices in Rhode Island. She holds a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rhode Island College. Tina brings three years of clinical experience to her sessions and focuses on helping people manage everyday struggles and intense moments alike.

She tends to work in a warm, collaborative style. Sessions aim to identify practical steps that fit each person's life. Tina uses common-sense tools to reduce stress and build coping skills rather than relying on jargon or complex theory.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also uses client-centered listening to make space for each person's priorities and goals. Mindfulness practices appear in sessions to help with emotional regulation and grounding.

Tina often helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and the strain of parenting. She also supports those managing anger, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and obsessive or phobic concerns. Work can include short-term problem solving or longer-term skill building.

In practical terms, Tina offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. People who choose her typically look for clear guidance, hands-on tools, and a therapist who listens and adapts to what actually helps.

Background and approach: Her clinical training and early career were grounded in social work settings in Rhode Island. That background informs a focus on strengths, collaboration, and straightforward strategies people can start using between sessions.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's goals. The therapist creates space for people to set priorities and guide the pace of work, which can be helpful over video or chat when someone needs to lead the conversation.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions often include practical exercises and homework that people can try between appointments to reduce anxiety, mood symptoms, obsessions, phobias, and unhelpful behavior patterns.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to manage stress and emotional overwhelm. These short skills can be practiced during a call and reinforced via messaging or brief check-ins.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and daily routine. That decision is reviewed and adjusted over time so treatment stays useful and focused.

Online formats offer flexible ways to engage. Video calls let people use visual cues and more in-depth conversation. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in is easier. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when writing helps organize thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.