Tina Jerolds, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 22 years in practice

Tina Jerolds is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 22 years of experience in mental health.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149010409 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1003540576 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 22
Languages: English

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About Tina

Tina Jerolds is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 22 years of experience in mental health. She practices from Illinois and offers support for a wide range of life challenges. Tina aims to make first steps feel manageable for people who are worried or overwhelmed.

She listens with attention and responds in a straightforward way. She focuses on problems like stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood shifts, and trouble with motivation or self-esteem.

Background and approach

She also addresses trauma and abuse, sexual assault, grief, addiction, and compassion fatigue. Tina uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s pace and concerns. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

These approaches are blended to fit the needs of the person in front of her. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from Southern Illinois University and long experience in child welfare and community mental health. That history gives practical knowledge about systems and everyday challenges people face.

In sessions she aims to be respectful, direct, and compassionate. She adapts the work to each person’s goals, whether that means coping skills, managing mood, or working through painful experiences. Outside of work she enjoys hiking, cycling, writing, travel, and time with family and her golden retriever Ruby.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Tina names

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Online support

How Tina blends client-centered and CBT online

Tina draws from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy means the conversation follows the person’s priorities and moves at a comfortable pace while the therapist listens and reflects. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance, a sounding board, and time to tell their story.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and trying practical alternatives. It is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, stress, and coping with life changes by teaching skills that can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tina will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, trying techniques and adjusting based on what helps. The plan can change over time as needs shift.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging lets someone write when it’s most convenient. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try different formats until one fits.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Tina address?

Tina helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and low self-esteem. She also works on trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, parenting stress, and related issues.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is attentive and down-to-earth. She combines listening with practical techniques and adjusts her approach to what each person needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has 22 years of professional work in mental health, including roles in child welfare and community mental health settings.

What credentials and location information are on file?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.

Which languages are offered and can she see international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be held by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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