Tina Echterling, LPC, LMHC

Tina Echterling is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Indiana. She brings nine years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on creating a straightforward, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters to them. Tina encourages people to take the first step and treats that choice with respect. Her approach is direct and practical. She leans on client-centered methods to listen and respond to each person's priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered when emotion regulation and coping are concerns. Tina has worked with issues related to addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and relationship concerns. She also helps with self-esteem, career stress, compassion fatigue, and LGBT-related challenges. Additional focus areas include abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and substance use concerns. In sessions she aims to make things clear and actionable. Expect straightforward conversation, practical tools, and a plan you can try between meetings. The process is collaborative; she checks in about what is useful and adjusts the pace as needed. People who reach out should expect an open exchange about goals and steps forward. Tina honors the courage it takes to begin and stays engaged in supporting progress over time.

How her approaches work for online care

The therapist commonly uses client-centered work and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide sessions online. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's lead, helping people set goals and speak openly about what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns.

Tina also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when strong emotions or difficulty managing reactions come up. DBT offers short, teachable skills for tolerating distress and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will adapt methods accordingly. Together they decide which strategies to try first and how to track progress over time.

Please confirm current session format options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can add therapy to work or family schedules. Licensed professionals can guide clients in shaping a plan that fits their daily life.