About Tia
Tia Gitgood is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and shifts in life circumstances. She brings ten years of experience and a practical focus to conversations about mood, sleep, self-esteem, and coping after loss or difficult events.
Tia works with concerns related to bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress, and caregiver strain as part of a broad practice. She trained at Georgia State University and holds a Master of Social Work.
Background and approach
Tia is licensed as an LMSW and as an LCSW. Her background includes in-home work and community clinic settings across multiple states, and she draws on that variety when planning sessions. Tia uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person.
She often applies cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses dialectical behavior ideas for emotional regulation and motivational interviewing to help people find reasons for change. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented.
Tia focuses on what people need now and on small steps that can make daily life easier. She keeps up with current research so she can offer approaches with known usefulness. Her style is warm and straightforward.
She aims to understand each person's priorities before suggesting tools or exercises. When ready, a person can start a conversation about which techniques might fit their life and goals.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to each person's goals and priorities. It helps people feel heard and ensures the therapist tailors suggestions to what matters most to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches simple tools for changing unhelpful thinking and for building routines that improve mood and sleep.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping during stressful times. It is often used when people need clear tools to steady mood and reduce reactivity.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. Plans can change as progress is made or priorities shift.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports short updates or brief exercises between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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