Tiana Burdick, LCSW

Tiana Burdick, LCSW, helps people who feel stuck at a crossroads in life. She offers calm, direct support for people facing big changes, crisis moments, or ongoing stress. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at helping people take a next step when they feel unsure.

She worked for years in mobile crisis services with children and adults. That work gave her day-to-day experience with how people and families respond during sudden change. She also has three plus years of experience supporting people on the autism spectrum and identifies as neurodivergent herself, which informs how she designs sessions and communicates with clients.

Tiana earned her Master of Social Work from Southern Connecticut State University after study at the University of Connecticut. She holds the credential LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and brings nine years of clinical experience to her practice. Her background combines crisis intervention, community work, and longer-term therapy.

Her common focus areas include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, coping with life changes, and ADHD, along with relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, eating and body-image issues, compassion fatigue, and career strain.

Tiana uses client-centered methods alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools. She blends mindfulness practices and the Gottman Method where appropriate. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with concrete strategies to try between meetings.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client's lead to set goals and pace. It helps people who need a steady, validating presence while they sort through big life choices or crisis points.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT tools are useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress with homework and experiments between sessions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can help people who struggle with intense emotions, impulsivity, or relationship conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and communication style. That might mean trying different tools and adjusting plans as therapy progresses.

Session logistics should fit into daily life. Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule appointments around work, reduce travel time, and let people join from quieter surroundings or during shorter breaks. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, DBT, and client-centered techniques effectively in remote sessions, focusing on skills practice, discussion, and short check-ins that suit a person's routine.