- Guilt and shame
- Parenting concerns
- Faith integrated care
About Tamineca
Tamineca Lollis is a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of professional experience. She works with adults on common struggles such as stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses issues related to adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, communication challenges, divorce and separation, family of origin concerns, and guilt and shame.
She brings together faith and clinical practice, integrating biblical truths alongside mental health techniques when that fits a client's needs. Sessions focus on clear conversation about what is happening now and practical steps people can try between meetings. The aim is to help people sort through feelings and consider choices they can live with.
Her approach is direct and steady. She listens for patterns that keep someone stuck and works with them to try different ways of responding. Topics often include forgiveness, self-love, workplace stress, mood changes, panic, and seasonal shifts in mood.
Tamineca has worked in settings that involved hospice and end-of-life counseling and with multicultural concerns, so she is used to conversations that involve faith, family expectations, or major life transitions. She encourages honest talk about guilt and shame without pushing a particular outcome.
People can expect practical conversation, reflection on values, and attention to everyday routines that affect mood and stress. The first step is a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling an initial session to see what fits.
How therapeutic approaches and online sessions work together
Many clients come for help with anxiety, low self-esteem, or persistent guilt and shame. Two common evidence-based techniques used in these situations are cognitive strategies and behavioral activation. Cognitive strategies help people notice and test unhelpful thoughts so they can make more balanced decisions. Behavioral activation focuses on small, concrete activities that can lift mood and reduce avoidance.A second helpful approach is problem-focused work that looks at communication and daily routines. This type of work breaks down stressful situations into manageable steps and practices new ways of responding, which can help with parenting challenges, workplace stress, or relationship patterns rooted in family of origin issues.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means checking what helps in real life and adjusting the plan as sessions progress.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to keep continuity during life changes, while the therapist and client test what methods and routines actually make a difference.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, blended family issues, divorce, family of origin matters, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach therapy?
She combines mental health techniques with biblical truths when appropriate and focuses on practical conversation and steps to try between sessions. The work emphasizes looking at patterns and trying different ways of responding.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience as a clinician. That background includes work with hospice and end-of-life counseling and multicultural concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices in California.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm the current session options before booking so you know how meetings will be conducted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.