About Tavina
Tavina Hensley greets people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin. She offers a steady, respectful presence and focuses on helping people reduce stress, manage anxiety, and rebuild confidence. Her opening goal is to make the first steps feel manageable and straightforward.
Hensley works with concerns such as depression, addictions, relationship strain, grief, and the challenges that come with life changes. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment challenges, body image, guilt and shame, and workplace stress.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to address immediate problems while building skills for the future. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep conversations focused on what matters most to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds tools for regulating strong emotions and improving coping under pressure. Tavina brings five years of clinical experience and holds the LPCC credential, listed as KY LPCC. Her style is practical and collaborative - she tailors discussions and plans to fit each person’s needs.
Progress is paced to what the person can manage. People who prefer clear steps and usable strategies tend to do well in her sessions. She speaks English and works with clients in Kentucky and beyond.
The first appointment starts by talking about priorities and setting a few reachable goals.
Practical approaches for online care and skill building
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead so issues feel understood and priorities stay clear. This helps when someone needs a safe space to talk through feelings and make decisions about next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions and teaches small experiments to test new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, obsessive thoughts, and workplace stress because it turns ideas into concrete practices.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance. It is often used when impulsivity, strong mood swings, or overwhelming reactions make daily life harder.
Finding the right mix of methods is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try approaches, and adjust plans together so work feels relevant and doable. Collaboration helps match tools to what matters most to the client.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people maintain face-to-face connection, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text options work for short check-ins or between-session support. These formats offer flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or irregular schedules.
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English