Tatiana Stewart
Iâm Tatiana Stewart, LCSW, a traumaâinformed clinician specializing in adolescents, transitionalâage young adults, and their families. I help youth and caregivers navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles through evidenceâbased, familyâcentered interventions so they regain safety, strengthen relationships, and build practical skills for lasting resilience and healthier futures. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of communityâbased experience serving children, youth, and families across schoolâbased settings, foster care programs, and private practice. Iâve led as a foster care program director, supervised clinical teams, and delivered direct evidenceâbased therapy (inâperson and via secure telehealth) to stabilize crises, process trauma, and strengthen family relationships. I provide a safe, nonjudgmental spaceâwhether oneâonâone, with caregivers, or in skills groups, so clients can process mental health concerns, build coping skills, and move toward lasting recovery and resilience.
Iâve led as a foster care program director, supervised clinical teams, and delivered direct evidenceâbased therapy (inâperson and via secure telehealth) to stabilize crises, process trauma, and strengthen family relationships.
First session
Warm welcome and quick checkâin: Weâll start with how youâre doing today and what brought you in. Intake & assessment: Iâll ask about current concerns, mentalâhealth history, safety (suicidal or selfâharm thoughts), supports, and any medical or medication information to get a clear picture. Your goals: Weâll talk about what you hope to change and agree on 1â3 initial goals we can work toward together. What Iâll share: Iâll explain confidentiality and its limits, my therapeutic approach, session structure, and how weâll measure progress (brief questionnaires may be used). Collaborative plan: Weâll outline next stepsâskills to try, small homework, or referrals if neededâand schedule the next appointment. Practical details: Payment/insurance, session length, cancellation policy, and best ways to contact me between sessions (if appropriate). Time for your questions: Youâll have space to ask anything about therapy, techniques, or what to expect moving forward.
Strengths
What makes me unique is the blend of two decades of frontâline clinical experience with programâlevel leadership and systems expertise: Iâve provided schoolâbased and fosterâcare therapy, directed a foster care program, supervised multidisciplinary teams, managed grants and budgets, and developed training curriculaâall while maintaining an active private and telehealth practice. This combination gives me deep clinical judgment plus the operational knowâhow to design scalable, culturally humble, traumaâinformed services that actually work in community settings. My strengthsâmeasured outcome focus, familyâcentered interventions, and collaborative problemâsolvingâenable me to stabilize crises, coach caregivers, and build programs that sustain recovery and resilience for children, youth, and families.
Ideal clients
I am best positioned to serve adolescents, transitionalâage young adults, and their families who are struggling with trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, selfâharm, and relationship or behavioral dysregulation. My practice combines traumaâinformed, developmentally attuned care with evidenceâbased modalitiesâTFâCBT, DBT skills training, CBT, and ACTâso I can meet clients where they are and teach practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and valueâdriven action. I work effectively with youth experiencing complex family dynamics, attachment wounds, foster care involvement, and systemâlevel stressors because of my background in permanency planning, foster care program leadership, and community collaboration. I support parents and caregivers directly, offering familyâcentered interventions and caregiver coaching to strengthen coâregulation, communication, and safety planning. I routinely integrate family work into treatment plans so that therapeutic gains generalize to home and school; this includes brief systemic interventions, psychoeducation, and collaborative school reintegration planning. For transitionalâage clients I emphasize autonomy, identity formation, and practical life skillsâbalancing supportive coaching with clear behaviorâbased goals. I am experienced providing care in highâacuity and dayâtreatment settings (IOP/PHP) and in telehealth, which equips me to stabilize crises, assess risk, and coordinate multidisciplinary supports including psychiatry, nursing, and educational partners. I prioritize outcome measurement (PHQâ9, PROMIS, PCOMS) to track progress and adjust care in real time. Culturally humble and faithâsensitive when requested, I adapt interventions to reflect clientsâ cultural context and spiritual resources, while safeguarding inclusivity. I also accommodate neurodivergent processing styles with structured, visual supports and paced skill rehearsal. In short, my practice is tailored for young people and families facing traumaârelated distress and crises who need compassionate, pragmatic, systemâaware care that builds resilience, restores relational safety, and leads to measurable, sustainable improvements.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Trained in CBT through graduate coursework, supervised clinical hours, and continuing education (workshops in CBT for anxiety/depression, CBTâI, and CBT for traumaârelated problems). Over many years Iâve applied CBT across populations (adolescents, adults, couples) and settings (outpatient, IOP/PHP, telehealth), adapting techniques to developmental and cultural needs.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) regularly in my clinical work with adolescents, young adults, and families to increase psychological flexibility and align behavior with core values. Trained in ACT principles and techniques, I help clients notice and defuse from unhelpful thoughts, practice acceptance of difficult emotions, clarify personal values, and develop committed actionsâoften pairing brief mindfulness exercises with concrete behavioral experiments. I integrate ACT with CBT and traumaâinformed approaches when appropriate, adapt language and practices for developmental and cultural fit, and deliver these interventions effectively via both inâperson and telehealth sessions. My focus is practical: teach skills clients can use daily to reduce avoidance, improve functioning, and move toward meaningful, valueâdriven goals.
Trauma-Informed Care
I specialize in traumaâinformed care for children, youth, and families, combining evidenceâbased interventions (TFâCBT, DBT skills, attachmentâinformed approaches) with a strengthsâbased, developmentally attuned framework. I prioritize safety, stabilization, and caregiver engagement, integrating family systems work, cultural humility, and practical skills for coâregulation and resilience. With extensive experience in IOP/PHP and community settings, I design traumaâsensitive programs, supervise clinicians, and coordinate crossâsector partnerships to ensure continuity of care and measurable, youthâcentered outcomes.
Location
Virtual sessions