About Trina
Trina Kroening-Skime is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and intense stress. She practices in Wisconsin and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping clients feel steadier in everyday life.
Trina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients build coping skills and manage strong emotions. She works with people to identify unhelpful patterns and replace them with more useful strategies.
Background and approach
Sessions typically include clear goals, skill practice, and reflection on what is working. Her approach aims to empower clients rather than label them. She listens without judgment and supports people as they try new ways of responding to old problems.
Trina pays attention to each person’s background and cultural context when planning treatment. Over three years of clinical work have shaped her focus on skill-building and steady progress. She helps people manage anger, reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress, and address substance use concerns with practical tools.
Trina also addresses issues such as codependency, commitment worries, personality-related patterns, and feelings of guilt and shame. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. She aims to work collaboratively so clients leave each session with something concrete to try between meetings.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Trina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize skills people can practice between sessions. One common approach focuses on teaching coping skills for anxiety and strong emotions, helping people notice triggers and try new responses to feel less overwhelmed. Another approach targets trauma-related symptoms by helping people process difficult memories and reduce their hold on daily life through paced exercises and grounding practices.Choosing the best approach is a shared process. The therapist collaborates with each person to figure out which techniques match their goals, history, and current needs. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps the client make steady progress.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for this work. Video calls let the therapist and client talk face-to-face for deeper conversations and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief support, homework check-ins, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life while keeping the focus on progress and usable tools.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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