“I am a psychotherapist currently in private practice in New Paltz and New York City. I provide a safe confidential space to support individuals using a strengths based approach offering healing, hope and compassion. My practice is non-binary and LGBTQ+ affirming. Together we work to manage the complexities and struggles that life can bring as well as develop useful coping skills to enhance and support emotional regulation.
I have extensive experience in providing outpatient mental health services in a public clinic setting, treating a wide variety of individuals in both an individual and group setting setting with a specialty in co-occurring disorders.. My experience includes working in a NYS residential Substance Abuse facility, a Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program, as a medical social worker with hospice, in a domestic violence shelter and in an inpatient mental health unit. As an Intensive case manager, I worked with homeless and high risk forensic clients. I have been trained in CBT by the Beck Institute and by the Linehan Institute in DBT. I have extensive training in and am passionate about Motivational Interviewing. My interests include Buddhist Psychology and the neurobiology of the brain. I am currently enrolled in The Trauma Research Foundation’s Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies. I have been a trainer, developer, consultant and contributor for Best Practice Trainers, Inc. since 2013 specializing in providing participant friendly and useful clinical trainings in MI and Co-occurring Disorders. My most recent in-person workshop, Essential Motivational Interviewing Practice for Substance Use Disorders was given in February, 2018 in New Paltz, NY on the SUNY campus. Since that time, I have been providing live in person webinars on various topics through Best Practice Trainers, Inc. Currently I work with Connections Counseling as a consultant, clinician and trainer.”
Along with all other Connections Counseling staff, Tina is working exclusively remotely during the COVID-19 crisis. As of November, 2022, Tina is maintaining existing clients, but no longer taking new clients.
In 2023, Tina began her own private practice. Please click here for more information about her practice on her website. She continues to provide extraordinary CEs as an instructor for Connections Counseling. We’re looking forward to her updates on Motivational Interviewing practice and theory early in 2024.