- Stress and anxiety
- Blended family issues
- Communication work
About Tia
Tia Pollick is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with five years of clinical experience based in Missouri. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting, and coping with life changes. Tia also notes work on women's issues, young adult concerns, and experiences around pregnancy and childbirth.
She helps people sort through practical relationship problems and family tensions. That includes communication breakdowns, attachment patterns, and conflicts that arise during separation or divorce. Her approach emphasizes clear conversation and concrete steps rather than abstract theory.
Tia pays attention to how past family relationships affect present choices. She will look at family-of-origin issues and how those patterns show up in daily life. She also helps with specific topics such as fertility concerns, fatherhood questions, and blending new households.
Sessions are aimed at building everyday coping skills and improving interactions. She works with people wanting better communication, more reliable routines, or help managing anxiety tied to family change. The work often involves practical exercises and spoken reflection.
For someone joining a blended household or becoming a stepparent, Tia can help clarify roles and reduce tension. Her focus is on realistic strategies to merge routines and handle loyalty conflicts. People who want straightforward, solution-focused conversations about family transitions will find her style direct and pragmatic.
How Tia uses evidence-based approaches online
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on changing patterns in thinking and behavior. Cognitive-behavioral approaches look at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teach practical tools for managing anxiety and stress. These tools can help with everyday worries, panic moments, and improving routine responses to family strain.Attachment-focused work pays attention to how early relationships shape current interactions. It helps people recognize repetitive patterns in close relationships and try different ways of relating. This approach is useful for communication problems, loyalty conflicts in blended households, and parenting strains.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will talk about goals, test methods, and adjust what they try based on what helps most. That collaborative process aims to find approaches that fit the person’s needs and preferences rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Confirm the session options before booking so you know which online formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let someone choose audio-only sessions if they prefer less bandwidth or a quieter setup at the time of the appointment.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Missouri, Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What family concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues including parenting, divorce and separation, and blended family issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and practical, focusing on clear conversation and steps people can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience as a clinician practicing in Missouri.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices from Missouri.
Can I work with her in another country or language?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Current session formats are not specified here; confirm the available formats before booking to match your needs.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to meet with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.