- Client-centered
- Practical tools
- Collaborative care
About Tinia
Tinia Holleman-Soto is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people facing low self esteem, stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. She meets people where they are and works side by side with them. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use day to day to feel steadier and more confident.
She earned a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California. Early in her career she worked as a behaviorist with very young children with developmental delays and collaborated with speech and occupational therapists. Later she shifted to work supporting children, teens, and parents through school-based services and clinical settings.
Over 15 years she has supported people dealing with depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, addiction concerns, and parenting challenges. She also helps with communication problems, caregiver stress, life transitions, and questions about purpose and intimacy. Her experience includes coordinating care with psychiatrists, social workers, and school districts.
Her approach blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral ideas and existential therapy. That means she pays attention to how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect, while also helping people make choices that match their values. Sessions are collaborative and nonjudgmental, with the therapist and client working as a team.
Reaching out for help takes courage, and she frames change as a step-by-step process. People who want practical tools and steady support to rebuild self worth and manage life’s ups and downs may find this style helpful.
She earned a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California. Early in her career she worked as a behaviorist with very young children with developmental delays and collaborated with speech and occupational therapists. Later she shifted to work supporting children, teens, and parents through school-based services and clinical settings.
Over 15 years she has supported people dealing with depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, addiction concerns, and parenting challenges. She also helps with communication problems, caregiver stress, life transitions, and questions about purpose and intimacy. Her experience includes coordinating care with psychiatrists, social workers, and school districts.
Her approach blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral ideas and existential therapy. That means she pays attention to how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect, while also helping people make choices that match their values. Sessions are collaborative and nonjudgmental, with the therapist and client working as a team.
Reaching out for help takes courage, and she frames change as a step-by-step process. People who want practical tools and steady support to rebuild self worth and manage life’s ups and downs may find this style helpful.