About Tiana
Tiana Burdick introduces herself simply and directly. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - based in Connecticut with nine years of clinical experience. She speaks English and uses clear, straightforward language to help people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
Tiana spent years doing mobile crisis work with both children and adults. That work gave her a close view of how families and individuals react during major changes or crises.
Background and approach
She also has more than three years of experience supporting people on the autism spectrum and identifies as neurodivergent herself. In sessions she focuses on practical steps and steady support. She listens first, then helps people set small, reachable goals.
Tiana combines conversation with skills-building so people can try different ways to handle stress, mood shifts, or relationship strain. Her training includes a Master of Social Work from Southern Connecticut State University and study at the University of Connecticut. Her clinical approaches include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior tools, mindfulness, and relationship-focused techniques from the Gottman Method.
People often come to her for anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar concerns, parenting challenges, grief, ADHD, and trouble managing anger or self-esteem. She also addresses complex issues such as codependency, caregiver stress, dissociation, and first responder-related strain. Tiana aims for a practical, down-to-earth style.
She helps people make changes one step at a time and figures out what works best for each person.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a helpful, nonjudgmental relationship. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects concerns, and helps set priorities so conversations feel useful from the first visit. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, mood swings, and many day-to-day stressors by using exercises and homework between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication. Those skills work well for impulse control, anger, and relationship stress.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which tools to try based on needs, goals, and what feels most comfortable. The plan can change over time as progress is made or priorities shift.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions fit quick check-ins or times when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging allow shorter, frequent check-ins and a way to record thoughts between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and find what works best for their routine.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also works with
- 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