Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Tina works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tina
Tina Parcell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three decades of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and major life transitions. She keeps the first meetings simple - listening, asking clear questions, and understanding what matters most to each person. Tina emphasizes a respectful, open-minded approach and aims to make therapy feel practical and approachable.
She focuses on everyday problems like parenting strain, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and young adult challenges.
Background and approach
She also helps people working through grief, trauma and abuse, sleep struggles, addiction, and career stress. Tina supports clients with ADHD, bipolar disorder, and intimacy or relationship concerns, and she welcomes people from LGBT communities. Tina trained at Norfolk State University, where she completed a Master of Social Work degree, and she practices in Virginia.
Her 30 years of clinical work include a range of settings that shaped a flexible style. She believes the relationship between therapist and client is central to good outcomes. Sessions are grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are adapted to each person's needs.
Tina works with people to increase self-awareness, develop realistic coping skills, and set manageable goals. She prefers clear plans and small steps that fit everyday life. Searching for support takes courage, and Tina aims to be a steady, nonjudgmental partner in that process.
She invites prospective clients to share their story and to build a plan that reflects their goals.
What Tina works with
Everything Tina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tina's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Young adult issues
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Tina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is problem-solving and skill-building work that teaches specific coping strategies for stress, anger, and anxiety; these are short, action-focused exercises that clients can practice between sessions. Another approach she employs emphasizes increasing self-awareness and identifying patterns in relationships and behavior; this helps with issues like communication problems, blended family challenges, and intimacy concerns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tina works with clients to review goals, try methods, and adjust plans when something does not fit. She encourages small experiments in real life and checks in to see what helps most so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth permits. Phone sessions are a good option when a calmer, screen-free check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can fit short updates, coaching-style check-ins, or times when typing is easier than scheduling a longer meeting. These options help therapy fit into busy lives and varied schedules.
Questions people ask about Tina
What kinds of concerns does Tina help with?
Tina works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, and career or life transitions.
How would you describe Tina's therapy style?
Her style is open-minded and nonjudgmental with a practical focus on increasing self-awareness and building realistic coping strategies tailored to each person.
What is her background and experience?
She holds a Master of Social Work from Norfolk State University and brings 30 years of clinical experience in varied settings working with individuals facing many life challenges.
Where is Tina licensed and based?
Tina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in the state of Virginia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with Tina?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.