Tia Gitgood, LMSW, LCSW

Tia Gitgood helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and sleep problems. She also supports those managing mood disorders, bipolar symptoms, and major life changes. Her work includes concerns around self-esteem, family stress, and caregiver strain.

Tia holds a Master of Social Work from Georgia State University and has ten years of clinical experience. She is licensed as an LMSW and as an LCSW and has worked in settings ranging from in-home care to community clinics. Her background gives her experience with adoption and foster care issues and post-traumatic stress.

Her style is practical and person-focused. Sessions aim to help people notice what’s getting in the way and try small, doable steps to change that. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to examine thoughts and behaviors, and on dialectical skills for managing strong emotions.

Tia also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to make changes. She keeps treatment goals collaborative and realistic. The goal is steady progress, not instant fixes.

In a typical session she listens closely, reflects what she hears, and suggests skills you can practice between visits. She pays attention to how emotions affect the body and everyday routines. If you want a therapist who combines practical tools with warm support, she offers that approach and will work with you to set the pace.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the person’s lead. It helps people feel heard, explore their values, and decide what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal interactions.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try an approach, and adjust as needed. The plan can change over time based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for a full session with visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can serve as a brief check-in, and messaging lets people share thoughts between sessions. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.