- Client-centered
- CBT-informed
- Relationship work
About Tabitha
Tabitha Duckworth is a licensed clinical social worker with 29 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, and career concerns. She draws on practical methods to help clients notice strengths and build motivation for real change. Tabitha aims to offer encouragement and tools that people can use between sessions.
Tabitha’s work is straightforward and goal-focused. She uses client-centered conversations to listen and reflect what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports taking a closer look at relationship patterns and improving emotional connection.
Her background spans many settings and client needs, including trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting challenges, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She also helps with caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image, and blended family issues. That range means she can often link what’s happening now to patterns that started earlier.
Sessions are practical and collaborative. Tabitha works with each person to set clear goals, track small wins, and adjust strategies when needed. She emphasizes building skills that make daily life easier and relationships safer.
Clients traveling career transitions will find attention to both practical problems and emotional reactions. Tabitha invites people to start by describing what matters now so she can tailor the work to those goals.
Tabitha’s work is straightforward and goal-focused. She uses client-centered conversations to listen and reflect what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports taking a closer look at relationship patterns and improving emotional connection.
Her background spans many settings and client needs, including trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting challenges, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She also helps with caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image, and blended family issues. That range means she can often link what’s happening now to patterns that started earlier.
Sessions are practical and collaborative. Tabitha works with each person to set clear goals, track small wins, and adjust strategies when needed. She emphasizes building skills that make daily life easier and relationships safer.
Clients traveling career transitions will find attention to both practical problems and emotional reactions. Tabitha invites people to start by describing what matters now so she can tailor the work to those goals.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
29+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
How her approaches translate to online work
Tabitha uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on what each person needs right now, offering reflective listening and practical feedback that guide the conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps clients spot patterns of thinking, test new behaviors, and practice skills that reduce anxiety and improve mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy targets relationship patterns by helping people name emotions and shift how they respond to each other.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Tabitha will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make scheduling easier and reduce travel time, which helps fit therapy into a busy week. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions that focus on skill practice and homework between meetings. Licensed professionals can still cover the same kinds of work online - clarifying thoughts, practicing new behaviors, and improving emotional connection - while adapting how sessions are delivered to suit everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Tabitha commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, addiction, trauma and a range of life changes including career questions and parenting strain.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using client-centered sessions to listen closely and set achievable goals with tools from evidence-based approaches.
How long has she been practicing?
Tabitha has 29 years of experience as a social worker, bringing a broad background across individual, group, and relational work.
What credentials and location apply to this profile?
She holds LCSW and practices in Florida.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.