About Tiana
Tiana Burdick, LCSW, helps people who feel stuck at a crossroads in life. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and intense life changes. Her approach is down-to-earth and focused on practical steps people can use right away.
She completed a Master of Social Work at Southern Connecticut State University after studies at the University of Connecticut. Over nine years she has worked in mobile crisis response with both children and adults.
Background and approach
That crisis work shaped how she notices family patterns and responses when a big change or emergency happens. Tiana has more than three years of experience supporting people on the autism spectrum and identifies as neurodivergent herself. She uses that perspective to adapt sessions and communication styles so they fit each person's way of thinking.
She aims to make therapy feel accessible rather than one-size-fits-all. Her clinical toolkit includes client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness practices, and elements of the Gottman Method. Sessions are practical and collaborative - clients set goals and try small experiments between meetings.
People reach out to address things like relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, career concerns, ADHD, anger, or difficulties with intimacy and self-esteem. Tiana practices in Connecticut and offers multiple remote session formats to fit different needs.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and shaping sessions around what matters most to the person. It helps people clarify goals, make choices, and feel understood during stressful life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks worries and patterns into clear pieces. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with change.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers tools for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. It includes skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and clearer communication.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences, and together they decide which methods to try. Plans can shift as needs change so the work stays useful.
Online therapy makes sessions easier to fit into busy days. Video calls let people maintain face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief updates or when writing feels clearer. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on the therapeutic work.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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