About Trina
Trina Kroening-Skime is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Wisconsin. She brings three years of experience helping people who face stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. Trina aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for those worn down by strong emotions and life disruptions.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people build coping skills. Sessions focus on practical steps clients can take between meetings. Trina helps people name their patterns, try new strategies, and track small improvements over time.
Background and approach
Her style is calm and non-judgmental. She listens closely and asks clear questions to help people understand what matters most. Trina offers a steady space for people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin.
In addition to core concerns like mood and anxiety, she pays attention to issues such as codependency, substance use, anger, and problems linked to personality and trauma. Trina works with each person to set goals that make sense for their life and pace. People can expect focused sessions that balance emotional validation with practical tools.
The aim is to leave each meeting with one or two things to try before the next session. Trina helps people reclaim a bit more control over daily life while building longer-term resilience.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Trina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach emphasizes building coping skills and clear strategies for managing anxiety and depression; sessions teach concrete steps people can try between meetings to reduce symptoms and build momentum. Another approach targets trauma and post-traumatic stress by helping people safely process difficult memories and reduce their everyday impact through paced interventions and grounding exercises.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they pick methods to try, adjust them over time, and focus on small measurable improvements that matter to the client.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet that fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face work when visual connection matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, coaching between sessions, or people who prefer writing to talk. These options make it easier to keep momentum and fit therapy into a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English