Trelease Hartfield

Trelease Hartfield is a licensed counselor with sixteen years of experience. She holds an LCPC in Maryland and an LPC in Georgia. Trelease focuses on helping people who feel stuck by listening closely and guiding practical next steps.

She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and self-esteem. She also helps people facing life changes, chronic illness or pain, and relationship or intimacy-related problems. Trelease notes lived experience with amputation and uses that perspective when supporting people with similar challenges.

Her approach is straightforward and hands-on. Trelease draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping. She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events are getting in the way of daily life.

Sessions aim to clarify what is getting in the way now and to build small, manageable steps forward. Expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and simple exercises to try between meetings. Trelease emphasizes collaboration and respects each person as the expert on their own story.

She works with concerns such as parenting stress, career strain, ADHD, substance of loss and abandonment issues, and challenges like domestic violence, panic attacks, and impulsivity. People who want clear strategies and a supportive listener may find her approach useful.

If someone is ready to begin, Trelease encourages taking the first step and offers guidance through the process of scheduling and getting matched.

How Trelease’s approaches translate to online work

Online sessions can use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors in everyday life. CBT focuses on simple, actionable steps and can help with anxiety, anger, depression, panic, and motivation.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and grounding practices that reduce reactivity and increase tolerance for difficult feelings. These techniques are often short practices that people can use between sessions to calm stress or manage urges.

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process upsetting events so those memories stop driving reactions. This approach is used when past experiences are affecting daily functioning, relationships, or self-regulation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Trelease will work with each person to find methods that fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences rather than applying a single fixed method.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling, reduced travel time, and the ability to fit sessions into a workday or caregiving schedule. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it simpler to keep momentum between meetings and to practice new skills in real-life settings.