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Tabitha Duckworth

Tabitha Duckworth, LCSW

Therapist · Florida · 29+ years of experience

Experienced LCSW focused on practical change

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At a glance

Listed location
Florida
Experience
29+ years
Credentials
LCSW
Languages
English
License (Florida)
LCSW · No. SW19155
NPI
1386773638

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  • Client-centered support
  • Skills and goal oriented
  • Aging and geriatric issues

About Tabitha

Tabitha Duckworth is a licensed clinical social worker with nearly 29 years of experience. She focuses on helping people find strengths and motivation to make meaningful changes. Tabitha works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and parenting issues, and aging and geriatric issues.

She uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. Tabitha listens first, then helps people set small goals and try steps that fit their life. She draws on approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to shape each plan.

Her experience includes work with individuals, couples, groups, and families. That background informs how she frames problems and suggests ways to cope. Sessions often emphasize skills for managing strong emotions, reducing negative thinking, and improving communication.

Tabitha also supports people facing medical, caregiving, and life-transition challenges like chronic illness, cancer, caregiver stress, and adoption or foster care concerns. She pays attention to how these issues affect mood, daily routines, and relationships.

People who want clear steps and steady support tend to do well with her style. She helps clients break big problems into doable pieces and practice changes between sessions. To begin, readers are invited to follow the site steps to match and schedule a first session.

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

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to a person. It helps people feel heard and figure out their own next steps when dealing with stress, relationships, or life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior. It teaches simple skills to reduce negative thoughts, manage mood, and try new behaviors between sessions. That can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic illness.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on feelings and attachment needs in close relationships. It helps people recognize emotional responses and practice different ways of connecting and communicating with partners or loved ones.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. Plans are adjusted over time based on what feels helpful.

If you plan to try online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let people focus on skills practice and homework between meetings without changing their routines.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with many issues such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, addictions, trauma, and aging and geriatric issues.

What is her general therapy style?

Her approach is practical and person-centered, combining client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral, emotionally-focused, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing tools.

How much experience does she bring?

She has nearly 29 years of social work experience, including work with individuals, couples, groups, and families.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is an LCSW and practices in Florida.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are costs handled?

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

What are the steps to begin working together?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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