Tia Stone, LCSW

Tia Stone is a licensed clinical social worker who provides therapy from her Texas practice. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and relationship or career changes. Tia uses straightforward talk and practical steps so clients can make small changes that add up. She frames sessions around each person’s real-life needs. Conversations move between understanding patterns and trying concrete strategies to shift behaviors and thoughts. Tia often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients reframe unhelpful thinking and experiment with new actions. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She listens for what matters most and helps people set realistic goals. Sessions include problem-solving, motivational techniques to increase readiness for change, and solution-focused steps to build momentum. Tia has five years of professional experience working with issues like grief, trauma, parenting stress, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, and caregiver strain. She also addresses themes such as abandonment, communication problems, forgiveness, and isolation in everyday terms. Sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She speaks English and practices in Texas. New clients follow a short matching process to get started and schedule a first session based on availability.

Approaches that guide online care

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, or change habits. Client-centered therapy emphasizes being heard and respected. The therapist follows the client's pace, reflects what they say, and helps them discover their own answers for issues like grief, isolation, or relationship struggles. Motivational interviewing helps people move through mixed feelings about change. It supports setting personal goals and increasing motivation for things like reducing addictive behaviors or improving self-care. Tia approaches therapy as a collaboration. She’ll work with clients to choose and adapt techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide whether to focus on thinking patterns, practical problem-solving, motivation, or a mix of methods. Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free option is needed, live chat offers a quicker check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives.