Tina Fountain, LCSW

Tina Fountain is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and addictions. She works with issues like parenting strain, grief, anger, career change, and ADHD. Tina also supports people facing abandonment, commitment and control issues, and the effects of separation or divorce.

Her approach is practical and down to earth. She starts by building a trusting relationship and meets people where they are. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills that can be used between meetings. Tina describes her style as client-centered and authentic, with warmth and respect.

Over an 18-year career she has worked in private practice, university counseling, community behavioral health, and workplace settings. She has provided crisis and trauma response counseling after large-scale events and has experience offering short-term therapy through Employee Assistance Programs. Her background includes focused work with panic and anxiety conditions.

Tina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered methods. Mindfulness and strengths-based strategies are woven into sessions when helpful. She tailors techniques to fit each person’s needs and goals.

People who choose Tina can expect straightforward guidance, help building coping skills, and a partnership aimed at practical change. She supports exploration of difficult feelings while looking for steps people can take to feel more capable and connected.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Tina frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, depression, and panic. ACT emphasizes values-based action and accepting difficult feelings while building skills to move toward a meaningful life, useful for stress, trauma, and chronic worry.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, history, and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust things over time to find what helps most.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes continuing steady care possible during life changes. Licensed professionals can use these approaches with practical exercises, breathing and grounding techniques, thought-challenging homework, and activity planning adapted for remote sessions.