About Tina
Tina Mergerson is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Texas with three years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. Tina emphasizes respectful, compassionate care and works to meet each person where they are.
Her approach is practical and person-centered. She listens first, then tailors conversations and plans to fit what feels doable for the individual. That can mean short-term coping tools or longer work on patterns that keep a person stuck.
Background and approach
Tina uses techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Motivational interviewing shows up when someone is weighing changes and wants help finding their reasons to move forward.
The overall aim is to combine practical tools with steady support so progress feels real and reachable. Tina also addresses issues that often accompany health or caregiving roles, such as caregiver stress, chronic illness, and aging concerns. She brings attention to cultural and financial stressors when these affect daily life and mood.
How Tina applies approaches online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and shaping sessions around what matters to the person. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental place to sort feelings and decide next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, works on spotting thought and behavior patterns and replacing them with more helpful ones; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress that shows up in daily routines. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, brings concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping when reactions feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tina will collaborate with each person to try methods that match their goals and preferences. She may combine elements from different approaches and adjust plans as progress or needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls are good for in-depth conversations and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or texting can serve as shorter check-ins and a way to stay connected between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English