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Dr. Tabitha Thompson

Dr. Tabitha Thompson

LCSW · California

Collaborative LCSW focused on strengths and relationships

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  • Strengths-based care
  • Practical goal planning
  • Relationship-focused work

About Tabitha

Dr. Tabitha Thompson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people notice their strengths and reach personal and professional goals. She frames therapy as a partnership, working alongside each person to set realistic steps and meaningful outcomes. Her practice draws on honesty, accountability, and clear communication as guiding principles.

Dr. Thompson places a high value on relationship building. She uses listening and direct feedback to understand each situation from multiple angles. That approach guides how she helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, addiction concerns, and challenges such as ADHD or bipolar mood difficulties.

Her work includes support around relationship and intimacy concerns, career transitions, parenting stress, and issues that come up after loss or trauma. She also lists adoption and foster care among areas of focus and will bring that context into sessions when it is relevant to a client's story. She welcomes people from varied ethnic and cultural backgrounds and aims to make therapy respectful and straightforward.

In sessions, clients can expect collaborative planning and clear goals. Dr. Thompson emphasizes practical steps and education alongside emotional work. She values developing coping skills, improving communication, and creating plans that fit day-to-day life.

Outside of direct work with clients, she continues to refine leadership and emotional intelligence skills like empathy, teamwork, and organized awareness. That ongoing development informs how she supports people through change and toward long-term goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values even when emotions feel hard. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how early bonds influence current behavior and connection issues. It can be helpful for intimacy, communication, and attachment concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns, which often helps with depression, anxiety, and anger.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Dr. Thompson will talk with you about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. She will suggest options and adjust methods as work progresses so the plan fits your needs and daily life.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people choose online sessions to fit therapy into busy schedules, to check in during a lunch break, or to use a shorter call when time is tight. Online work can make it easier to keep continuity during moves or travel and lets therapists and clients focus on practical coping skills and communication exercises that transfer to everyday situations.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsAnger managementSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction issues, grief, trauma and many relationship and intimacy concerns. Adoption and foster care are listed as an additional focus area when relevant to a client's situation.

What is her therapy style like?

Her approach is collaborative and direct, emphasizing honest communication and clear goal-setting. Sessions combine practical skills work with relationship-building and emotional reflection.

How much experience does she have?

She has 12 years of clinical experience working with diverse concerns and populations. That background informs her practical and relationship-centered approach.

What credentials and location are noted?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California. Her profile indicates practice based in California.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients according to the profile details.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered.

How is cost handled for therapy?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates depend on your chosen plan and region.

How do I begin working with her?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. That process connects you and allows a first appointment to be arranged.

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