Tiniya Bolden, LCSW

Tiniya Bolden is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with seven years of clinical experience based in New York. She practices using straightforward, practical methods and focuses on helping people who are coping with mood and life-change challenges. Tiniya centers the relationship with each person and aims to offer calm, nonjudgmental support.

She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused ideas to keep sessions practical and focused on what matters now. Motivational interviewing and narrative approaches are used when people need to untangle ambivalence or make sense of painful experiences.

Tiniya has worked in supportive housing and community settings with people facing depression, anxiety and trauma, as well as substance use and housing instability. That background informs a down-to-earth approach and an ability to talk about concrete problems like money stress, workplace strain, and parenting pressure. She tends to keep therapy goal-oriented and collaborative.

In sessions she listens first, offers different perspectives, and helps set achievable steps forward. Common concerns she helps people address include panic and mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, impulsivity, and managing anger. She also supports people working through relationship strain, family problems, and the challenges of young adulthood.

Tiniya offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are scheduled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients in New York can start by completing a short matching questionnaire to find a good fit.

How these approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist reflects what matters to the person and helps them find their own solutions, which can ease stress and improve self-esteem.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing new skills, and setting concrete behavioral steps to reduce anxiety, panic, or low mood.

Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. The therapist asks open questions and supports the person's own reasons for change, which can help with substance use, impulsivity, or making life-direction decisions.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try out techniques together, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and the therapist choose strategies that match current needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexibility and several ways to connect. Video calls let people maintain face-to-face conversation and use visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief, focused exchanges and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or school schedules.