- Evidence-based techniques
- Focus on resilience
- Works with trauma
About Tina
Tina Okenfuss is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of experience helping people through stressful life moments. She supports people dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, and big changes like divorce or grief. Tina focuses on building practical skills and steady emotional supports that can be used between sessions.
Her style is warm and collaborative. She meets people where they are and works together on goals that feel important and realistic. Sessions emphasize straightforward strategies for coping, clearer communication, and finding more satisfying day-to-day rhythms.
Tina often helps people who are managing caregiving stress, chronic illness, or challenges tied to adoption and attachment. She also addresses concerns related to codependency and identity shifts, using evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work.
She has particular experience with older adults and adapts her approach to honor each person’s values and life story. That experience informs practical problem solving and pacing in sessions so work feels manageable.
Beginning therapy with Tina involves a respectful, steady process: listening, naming what matters, and choosing small steps forward. Her goal is to help people build resilience, clearer self-understanding, and tools that fit their everyday life.
How evidence-based methods shape online care
Two common evidence-based approaches Tina draws on are practical skill-building and trauma-informed support. Practical skill-building focuses on teaching tools you can use day to day, like stress management techniques, clearer communication practices, and ways to manage mood swings. Trauma-informed support pays attention to safety, pacing, and understanding how past experiences affect current behavior and relationships.Another helpful approach emphasizes strengthening attachment and boundaries. This work looks at patterns like codependency and abandonment concerns, and it helps people try new ways of connecting and saying no so relationships feel more balanced.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tina collaborates with each person to choose strategies that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adapts pacing and focus as a relationship develops so the plan stays useful and realistic.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also accommodate people who need quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth by choosing phone or audio-only options if available. Ask about available formats when you schedule to find what works best for your routine.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Arkansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Tina commonly address?
Tina supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is compassionate and collaborative. She aims to meet people where they are and use practical, evidence-based techniques to build coping skills and communication.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has eight years of clinical experience working with a range of life challenges, including longer-term concerns like chronic illness, aging, and identity transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Arkansas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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