- Person-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Attachment-informed focus
About Tinia
Tinia Holleman-Soto is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and questions about life purpose. She also helps people facing mood disorders, ADHD, and career or identity shifts.
She trained at the University of Southern California and began her career working as a behaviorist with very young children with developmental delays. That early work involved collaborating with speech and occupational therapists and with regional service teams. She later moved into clinical work with children, teens, and parents, working alongside psychiatrists, social workers, case managers, and school districts.
In session she uses person-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral ideas and existential perspectives. That means conversations focus on how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, while also looking at values and choices that shape daily life. Sessions are presented as collaborative conversations rather than lectures.
She draws on attachment-based and emotionally-focused concepts when relationships or family patterns are central to what someone brings. Practical problem-solving and brief solution-focused steps are mixed with deeper reflection as needed. Sessions often include talking through how patterns started and trying out different ways of responding.
People can expect a therapist who prioritizes direct, respectful conversation and practical steps they can test between meetings. The practice uses a subscription payment model that can be canceled at any time. To start, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
She commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and person-centered / client-centered methods in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and helps people test small behavior changes or thought experiments to see what shifts. Client-centered work focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping someone identify what matters most to them without imposing goals.She also uses attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas when relationship patterns are part of the concern. These approaches pay attention to how early or current relationship dynamics shape reactions and communication, which can help when intimacy or family patterns cause distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review a client’s needs, goals, and preferences and suggest which combination of methods to try. That choice is revisited over time so sessions stay useful and relevant.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. The therapist’s use of active listening, CBT exercises, and attachment-focused conversation can be adapted to remote meetings while you and the therapist determine what works best.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, grief, and life purpose questions among other mood and behavioral concerns.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She blends person-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral ideas and existential questioning to clarify values, notice thought-behavior patterns, and try practical steps that test new directions.
What experience does she bring to this work?
She has 15 years of experience, including early work as a behaviorist with young children with developmental delays and later clinical roles with children, teens, and families alongside multidisciplinary teams.
What credential and location apply to her practice?
She is a California LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California.
Can I meet with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.