About Theresa
Theresa Huffines, MD, LCSW-C, LCSW, brings eight years of combined clinical and community experience to her practice. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her work often centers on anxiety and stress, as well as relationship and mood concerns.
Theresa uses a strengths-based, solution-focused stance. Sessions aim to identify what is working, then build on those strengths. She guides people toward clearer decisions and better day-to-day coping skills.
Background and approach
Her background includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Social Work. Clinical roles have spanned outpatient therapy, case management in therapeutic foster care, and substance abuse outreach. She has experience in grief support, conflict resolution, and addiction-related work.
Theresa also has experience with medical and campus counseling settings from internships at a cancer institute and a university counseling center. She has served as an agency site supervisor and worked with community partners to expand resource networks. In sessions she blends client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are used to support change and set achievable goals. The tone is collaborative, plainspoken, and outcome-minded for people looking to reduce anxiety and regain balance.
How Theresa’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy starts with listening and responding to what matters most to the person in front of her. It helps people feel heard and shapes goals that reflect their values and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, and stress because it teaches concrete tools to manage symptoms between sessions.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm in daily life. It can be paired with other methods to support emotional regulation.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Theresa collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions make regular care easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls let people work face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or when someone wants a simpler check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick check-ins, brief coaching, or support between longer sessions. All formats aim to keep therapy accessible and flexible so people can keep making progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, Florida
- Languages
- English
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