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Tabitha Duckworth

Therapist

Tabitha Duckworth

LCSW

Florida · 29+ years of experience

Practical, strengths-based support for everyday challenges

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  • Strengths focused
  • Practical tools
  • Relationship work

About Tabitha

Tabitha Duckworth is a licensed clinical social worker with nearly 29 years of experience. She practices in Florida and uses a warm, practical style to help people find strengths and make changes that matter. Tabitha helps with everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and coping with life changes.

She draws on client-centered work to keep sessions focused on each person's goals. Tabitha also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Emotionally-focused ideas guide work on connection and relationship patterns, while mindfulness and motivational interviewing offer tools for staying present and finding the drive to change.

Her background includes work with individuals, couples, groups, and families across many settings. This long experience informs straightforward strategies for grief, trauma and abuse, parenting questions, addiction concerns, and anger. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, and ADHD.

Tabitha emphasizes practical steps and small, sustainable changes. Sessions aim to build skills, reduce distress, and strengthen relationships. She encourages people to notice progress and use their existing strengths to face hard moments.

If someone wants to begin, Tabitha asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits. The goal is clear work on real problems, guided by the client's priorities and pace.

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

29+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

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Approach-focused online therapy that fits your life

Tabitha often brings client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques into online work. Client-centered work means sessions focus on what matters most to the person and move at their pace. Cognitive behavioral work looks at unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaches concrete skills to change them. Emotionally-focused ideas are also used when relationship patterns and emotional connection are the main concern.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tabitha will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they choose approaches to try and adjust them as progress and needs evolve.

Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins around work breaks, or letting someone join without needing extra childcare. It also supports steady work on stress, anxiety, grief, relationship issues, and behavior change while keeping therapy practical and goal oriented.

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Tabitha commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses a client-centered approach paired with cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to offer practical, goal-driven work.

How much experience does she have?

She has nearly 29 years of experience as a social worker and has worked with individuals, couples, groups, and families in a variety of settings.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida and holds the credential LCSW.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees and billing handled?

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

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

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