Tinna Palmer, LSCSW - Therapist in Kansas

About Tinna

Tinna Palmer is a licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, mood challenges, and family and parenting difficulties. She offers straightforward support for depression, bipolar symptoms, anger, and low self-esteem. Parents and adults looking for clearer communication or help navigating life changes often find practical guidance in her sessions.

Palmer practices with the view that each person knows their own story and has strengths to build on.

Background and approach

She speaks plainly and centers conversations on what a client wants to change. Sessions focus on doable steps, skills for coping, and choices that fit everyday life. Her approach draws from several established methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques for shifting unhelpful thoughts and acceptance-based strategies for managing difficult feelings.

She also uses client-centered listening to help people feel heard and understood. These methods combine to address issues like addiction, trauma, and family conflict. With seven years of professional experience and a Kansas LSCSW credential, Palmer brings both practical skills and steady support.

She encourages small experiments in behavior and values-based decisions rather than quick fixes. The aim is to build tools that stay useful after therapy ends. People who want direct, compassionate guidance about parenting, family relationships, or personal challenges can expect sessions that balance listening with concrete suggestions.

Palmer helps clients make clear plans and practice new ways of coping so they can move toward more satisfying daily life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match what matters to them. It is useful when someone wants to move past avoidance and build a meaningful day-to-day routine. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavior changes, which can reduce anxiety and lift mood through practical skill-building. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes active, nonjudgmental listening so clients feel understood and can more easily explore options and make changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will use techniques from these approaches to tailor sessions. That collaborative process helps decide which methods to emphasize over time rather than committing to a single model at the start.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats let clients fit sessions around parenting, work, or caregiving duties and practice skills between meetings. Many clients find that remote sessions make it easier to keep momentum while trying new ways of coping and communicating.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, family and parenting issues, anger, and low self-esteem among other areas.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is straightforward and supportive, focusing on listening first and then trying practical steps. Sessions balance empathy with concrete tools clients can use day to day.

What training and experience does she have?

She holds a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker credential and has seven years of professional experience working with these concerns.

Where is this therapist licensed and practicing?

She is licensed in Kansas with the KS LSCSW number LSCSW 06871.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What is the process for getting started?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 7 years
Licensed: Kansas
Languages: English

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