Tawana Cummings , LCSW

Tawana Cummings, LCSW, uses a client-centered approach to help people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and shifts in self-esteem. She draws on 12 years of clinical experience in Texas to offer calm, practical support when life feels overwhelming.

She focuses on what each person brings to the room. Sessions are shaped around the individual's goals and daily realities rather than a one-size plan. That can mean talking through concrete coping steps, practicing skills to manage worry, or working through grief and loss at a comfortable pace.

Her background includes supporting people facing chronic illness, caregiver strain, cancer-related issues, and fertility or postpartum adjustment. She also addresses communication problems, control struggles, and issues that follow divorce or separation. Those practical concerns often link to stress, shame, or low confidence, and she helps clients untangle those connections.

In sessions she uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused work to help people try new behaviors and test small changes. She also incorporates dialectical behavior strategies and motivational interviewing when clients want more structure or help building motivation.

Tawana emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and clear collaboration. She and the person she sees create goals together and adjust plans as needed. The aim is to build skills and perspectives people can use outside of sessions.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and tailoring sessions to each person's goals. Online sessions allow the therapist to follow the client's lead, check in about what matters most, and adjust pacing or focus during the same conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In an online setting CBT can include short homework tasks, skill practice between sessions, and step-by-step behavior experiments that fit into daily life. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness; teaching these skills over video or text can make it easier to rehearse them between meetings.

Finding the most useful approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques, and adapt based on needs and preferences. Clients and the therapist work together to set goals and pick strategies that feel manageable and relevant.

Online formats offer flexibility. Video calls let you see body language and do longer skill work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins or step-by-step coaching simpler during busy weeks. These options help people keep continuity of care while balancing life demands.