Tanita Morris, MD, LSCSW

Tanita Morris is a Maryland-based therapist who brings 28 years of clinical experience to her work with individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and major life changes. She combines deep clinical knowledge with a compassionate, affirming stance to support clients from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQ individuals and women seeking greater self-understanding and self-love. Tanita helps clients address common challenges such as communication problems, caregiver stress, feelings of isolation, and struggles with mood or impulse control, guiding them toward clearer purpose and healthier patterns of relating.

Her practice emphasizes practical coping strategies and emotional resilience, with attention to complex relationship needs that can include non-monogamous and polyamorous dynamics. She also works with issues like forgiveness, infidelity, sexuality, and the emotional work of caregiving, helping people develop tools to navigate those experiences more effectively. Tanita holds an MD, which indicates medical training, and an LSCSW, which denotes her status as a licensed social worker. Her approach is collaborative and strength-based, focused on empowering clients to make meaningful change and cultivate more authentic, fulfilling lives.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Access

Tanita Morris uses evidence-based techniques that help people identify and shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns - these methods are practical and often used to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and to build stronger day-to-day coping skills. She also employs relational and communication-focused strategies that help clients improve how they connect with partners, family members, and chosen communities - these approaches support work on forgiveness, infidelity, polyamory, and other relationship challenges.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Tanita collaborates with each client to determine which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions over time and invites clients to weigh in on what feels most helpful so the work remains practical and aligned with their values.

Online therapy with Tanita is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or geographic constraints. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to choose the communication style that fits each person's life and comfort level while working toward meaningful outcomes with a licensed professional.