About Tierra
Tierra Rushing offers a calm, straightforward approach for people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, mood shifts, or life transitions. She meets clients where they are and focuses on practical steps they can use right away. Tierra's work is built around respect, plain talk, and helping people draw on their own strengths.
Tierra uses simple, goal-focused methods that help clarify what people want to change. She often blends talk-based work with skills practice so clients can test new ways of coping between sessions.
Background and approach
This makes progress feel more concrete and easier to track. Her background includes a Master’s in Social Work from Florida Atlantic University and six years of clinical experience in Florida. Tierra has supported people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, family conflict, and stress-related concerns in different settings.
She is licensed as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker (FL LCSW SW15530). In sessions she pays attention to the everyday problems that make life harder - sleep, mood swings, overwhelm, or trouble with relationships. Tierra uses clear techniques from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches alongside client-centered and motivational strategies.
She helps clients test what works and adjust plans as goals change. People who want practical tools, steady support, and a collaborative plan tend to do well with her style. Tierra also addresses issues like parenting strain, grief, anger, ADHD, body image, and career worries.
She encourages small, sustainable steps that fit each person’s life. To begin, she asks about current concerns, strengths, and what a better week would look like. From there she and the client build a focused plan with measurable steps and follow-up so progress is clear.
How Tierra's Approaches Work Online
Client-centered work focuses on the client's priorities and strengths. Sessions start by identifying what matters most and then shape goals around those priorities. This approach helps with motivation and clarity when life feels chaotic.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches simple skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and mood disorders because it gives step-by-step tools to test new behaviors.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding skills to reduce reactivity and increase focus. Practicing small exercises between sessions can ease panic, reduce rumination, and help with grief or strong emotions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Tierra will ask about your goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together you will try methods, track what changes, and adjust the plan so it fits your life and preferences.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercises that benefit from seeing each other. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can work well for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing coaching, quick problem-solving, or daily check-ins when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to keep consistent work moving forward while fitting therapy into busy lives.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English