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Tina Pogorzala

Practical counseling for family and relationships

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
17 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Tina

Tina Pogorzala is a Florida licensed mental health counselor who focuses on family and parenting concerns as well as relationships and everyday stresses. She speaks plainly and aims to make sessions feel practical and down-to-earth. Parents and partners often come to her looking for tools to manage anxiety, anger, or changing family dynamics.

Tina works to create a respectful, compassionate space where people can talk through immediate problems and plan next steps.

Background and approach

Her style mixes clear skills training with short-term goal work. She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact, and Solution-Focused Therapy, which concentrates on what people want to see change and how to get there. She can also draw on mindfulness practices to help with emotion regulation and presence in relationships.

With 17 years of experience as an LMHC - licensed mental health counselor - Tina brings long-term practice to common family struggles. She tailors sessions so they match each household's rhythms and values. If faith matters to a client, she is willing to incorporate Christian-based perspectives when asked.

Tina offers a mix of talk and practical exercises. That can mean role-play for difficult conversations, brief skills to reduce panic, or step-by-step plans to improve sleep and routines. Her approach aims to be useful from the first session onward.

She practices from Florida and conducts sessions in English. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit differing schedules and needs.

Therapeutic methods for online family and relationship work

Tina commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change the thoughts and actions that contribute to anxiety, low mood, or conflict. It often includes simple at-home exercises to practice between appointments. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, practical steps that move a family or couple toward a preferred future rather than spending long stretches on past problems.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Tina collaborates with each person or family to match methods to their goals, needs, and values. She adjusts techniques over time if something isn’t working or if priorities shift, so clients help shape the plan throughout therapy.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit varied schedules and comfort levels. These options let families connect from home, follow up between sessions with short messages, or use a mix of live conversation and written check-ins. The variety helps make therapy more accessible and easier to fit into busy family life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Gottman Method

A research-based framework for couples, focused on how partners argue, repair, and stay connected. Practical and structured, with exercises to try between sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tina address?
Tina works with stress, anxiety, parenting and relationship problems, anger, depression, ADHD, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes among other areas.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy along with mindfulness techniques and elements of the Gottman Method when helpful. Sessions focus on practical skills, short-term goals, and clear steps clients can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Tina has 17 years of professional counseling experience and has worked with individuals, couples, and families during that time.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMHC - licensed mental health counselor with the credential FL LMHC MH12509 and practices out of Florida.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
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?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
17 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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