About Nina
Nina Thompkins is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She offers straightforward support for relationship concerns, family conflict, and low self-esteem. Nina also guides people through major life changes and moments that sap motivation.
She works from a respectful and compassionate stance. Conversations are adapted to each person's situation rather than following a single script. Nina focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions to build confidence and reduce overwhelm.
Background and approach
With 11 years of experience, she combines real-world problem solving with attentive listening. She helps people name what feels hardest, set small goals, and track progress over time. Sessions balance talking through feelings with concrete coping strategies.
Nina treats each person as an individual. She aims to make sessions clear and manageable for someone juggling work, family, or other demands. The goal is to create helpful routines and ways of thinking that fit daily life.
People who choose her often want down-to-earth guidance rather than academic language. Nina emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring the plan to each client. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and aims to make the next steps feel doable.
Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care
Nina uses well-established, evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person. One common approach focuses on practical coping skills for anxiety and stress. This involves learning short breathing or thought-reframing exercises and practicing them between sessions to reduce immediate distress. Another approach emphasizes problem-solving for relationship and family concerns. It helps people identify communication patterns, set small behavior changes, and try new ways of interacting to improve everyday connections. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and the therapist work together to pick methods that fit individual needs. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversations when travel is difficult. Phone sessions use less data and can be simpler when someone needs a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging support short, frequent check-ins and brief coping prompts between longer sessions. These options give flexibility so people can choose what works best for their schedule, comfort level, and day-to-day demands.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English