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Online therapist

Tavia Stevens

Compassionate, practical support for life’s challenges

Credentials
LPC
Experience
14 years
Licensed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Tavia

Tavia Stevens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Tennessee with 14 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, and recover from trauma and abuse. She also supports concerns such as low self-esteem, motivation struggles, grief, sleep and eating issues, parenting challenges, and mood differences like bipolar disorder.

Her style is direct and respectful. Conversations are shaped to each person’s needs rather than following a rigid script.

Background and approach

She aims to make the room feel safe and listens with sensitivity and compassion. Tavia builds a treatment plan together with each client. That plan is adjusted over time based on what works and what does not.

Practical strategies and problem-focused discussions are used alongside emotional processing. She emphasizes small steps that fit into daily life. That can include coping tools for overwhelming moments, routines to improve sleep and eating, or strategies to reduce substance use.

The focus is on realistic changes a person can use right away. Signing up for therapy is often a big step. Tavia acknowledges that and works to make the start less daunting.

She explains options clearly and helps people move forward at their own pace.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Tavia uses evidence-based techniques focused on practical change and emotional healing. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches coping strategies for anxiety, stress, and overwhelming moments. This involves learning short exercises and routines to use in daily life to reduce distress and improve functioning.

Another approach emphasizes processing past trauma and abuse in a paced way. That work helps people make sense of difficult memories and reduce their impact on current life. The aim is to strengthen resilience while addressing painful experiences without forcing rapid change.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client talk through goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up in daily life. Together they adjust methods over time based on what helps most and what feels doable.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, family, and other responsibilities. They also allow regular, ongoing contact using the format that best matches a persons comfort and schedule.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Tavia commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, LGBT concerns, relationship and family matters, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is respectful and sensitive with a focus on practical steps. She listens and adapts the conversation and plan to each persons needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 14 years of professional work experience supporting a wide range of mental health and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and practices in Tennessee under license number TN LPC 2824.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for therapy sessions?
Therapy can be done through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

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Experience
14 years
Licensed
Tennessee
Languages
English

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