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Tabitha Duckworth, LCSW

  • Experience29 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Tabitha

Tabitha Duckworth combines an Internal Family Systems perspective with client-centered care to help people explore internal conflicts and build practical coping skills.

Background and approach

As an LCSW licensed in Florida, she draws on 29 years of social work experience and graduate training from Case Western Reserve University to support individuals, couples, groups, and families through life transitions and painful events. Her work emphasizes identifying strengths, increasing motivation, and reducing patterns that hold clients back.

She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, ADHD, bipolar-related struggles, and other complex issues such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, and blended family dynamics. Clients can expect an approach that blends mindful awareness, emotionally-focused techniques, and practical cognitive strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.

Tabitha aims to provide encouragement, tools, and collaborative guidance so people can withstand stress, process loss, rebuild relationships, and move toward a more balanced life.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care



Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to notice and dialogue with the different parts of themselves - the protectors, exiles, and managers - to reduce internal conflict and increase compassion toward personal struggles. This approach can be helpful for people managing trauma reactions, persistent self-criticism, or complex emotional patterns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance where the therapist follows the client's lead, offering empathy and support to build insight and self-directed change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through concrete strategies, which can be effective for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the therapeutic journey. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to determine which approaches feel most helpful based on their goals, experiences, and preferences, and she adapts methods over time as needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for scheduling and access from different locations. These formats allow people to engage in IFS, client-centered conversations, and CBT skill practice without traveling, making it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, or other commitments.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy difficulties, parenting and family challenges, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related life changes.
Which therapeutic approaches guide her work?
The practice integrates Internal Family Systems with client-centered methods, plus tools from CBT, EFT, and mindfulness to tailor care to individual needs and goals.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has 29 years of social work experience and has worked with individuals, couples, groups, and families over the course of her career.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Florida, listed as FL LCSW SW19155, and practices with that licensure in Florida.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for online work?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should someone take to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

29+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English