Tina LaPorta, LMFT

Tina LaPorta is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage anxiety, stress, relationship strain, grief, substance concerns, and jealousy. She writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person. Her work aims to make day-to-day life feel more manageable and to help clients find clearer choices when things feel stuck.

LaPorta draws on 15 years of clinical experience and a background that includes work with adults and adolescents facing depression, PTSD, anger, and addiction. She has worked in outpatient settings, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs, and in federal roles supporting service members and veterans. That range informs how she adapts sessions to different needs.

Her approach tends toward cognitive behavioral therapy, focusing on how thoughts and actions affect mood and behavior. She also uses client-centered techniques, motivational interviewing, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused methods when they fit. Sessions emphasize practical steps and clearer thinking alongside attention to personal history.

In a session with LaPorta, people can expect straightforward conversation, targeted skills to try between meetings, and a plan that’s revisited as goals change. She helps clients sort through difficult feelings like jealousy, infidelity worries, or family conflict, and works with them to build more stable routines and communication patterns.

Tina holds the LMFT credential and is licensed in Florida and Arizona among other states. She offers services in English and accepts international clients. To begin, viewers are invited to use the provider’s matching process to match and schedule.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Many clients find cognitive behavioral therapy helpful for breaking unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT focuses on identifying thoughts that feed anxiety or jealousy and testing small behavior changes to see what helps. Client-centered therapy centers the person’s experience and priorities, with the therapist reflecting and supporting the client’s own goals. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change by clarifying values and shifting motivation.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will listen to current struggles, goals, and preferences and then recommend ways of working together. That plan can be adjusted over time as progress or new needs appear, so collaboration is part of every step.

Specific session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into weekdays or work breaks, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try skills between sessions in real life and bring real-time situations into conversation. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, motivational techniques, and client-centered conversation to remote sessions so the work focuses on what matters most.