Tomasina Beckford, LCSW - Therapist in New York

Relationship support
Trauma-informed care
Practical coping skills

About Tomasina

Tomasina Beckford is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 35 years of experience. She helps people facing relationship strains, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Tomasina aims for a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate approach when people reach out for support.

She prefers to shape conversations around what each person needs. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer communication, and rebuilding confidence. Tomasina uses a mix of methods to help people make changes that matter in daily life.

Her work draws on client-centered care that keeps the person’s goals central. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. For people who have lived trauma, she includes trauma-focused strategies alongside skills for managing strong emotions.

Tomasina also addresses issues linked to adoption and foster care, abandonment, attachment concerns, and intimate or sexual expression, including kink and BDSM. She supports people dealing with family conflict, divorce, and the fallout from domestic violence. Career questions, intimacy issues, and coping with shame or guilt are also areas she commonly addresses.

Sessions are practical and goal-directed while remaining compassionate. Tomasina invites people to try a first appointment and shape the work together. Her practice is based in New York and uses plain language to make therapy approachable.

How Tomasina Uses Key Approaches in Online Therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s priorities and uses listening and reflection to shape sessions. It helps people clarify goals, feel heard, and decide what change matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems active. It offers straightforward techniques to test unhelpful beliefs and try new actions for mood and relationship concerns.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach used to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and their emotional impact. It is often paired with skills work for managing strong feelings.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the early work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That exploration is shared and practical rather than prescriptive.

Please confirm available session formats before booking, since specific formats were not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce commute time, or allow a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. Talk with the therapist about timing and structure so appointments can be arranged to work with everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Intimacy-related issuesCareer difficultiesCoaching

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption and foster care Attachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

35+ years

Credentials

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

Tomasina supports people with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, and intimacy-related issues. She also works with adoption and foster care related matters and attachment concerns.

How would you describe the therapy style and approach?

She takes a client-centered approach that keeps your goals in focus and combines it with cognitive and skills-based work. Sessions aim to be practical, plainspoken, and tailored to each person.

What is her professional background?

The therapist has 35 years of professional experience helping people with relationship, trauma, motivation, and mood concerns. Her long experience shapes a steady, practical style.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, NY LCSW, and practices from New York.

Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?

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

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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