- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and client-centered
- Grief and relationships
About Tamara
Tamara Phillips is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida with three years of professional experience. She works with adults on common strains like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She also focuses on young adult issues, career decisions, and recovery from trauma and abuse.
Tamara emphasizes clear, practical conversations. She listens for the specific patterns causing trouble and helps people try new ways of responding. Sessions often include goal-focused steps and skills to manage strong emotions and improve day-to-day functioning.
Her approach draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts, habits, and reactions that keep problems going. She also uses solution-focused work to set short-term goals and trauma-focused strategies when past events are affecting current life.
Tamara pays attention to life transitions like moving out, starting a first job, new relationships, and parenting changes such as pregnancy or postpartum challenges. She also helps with workplace stress, caregiver burden, body image, and social anxiety.
People who meet with Tamara can expect straightforward feedback, collaborative planning, and practical tools to try between sessions. She supports international clients and conducts sessions in English. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first appointment.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Tamara uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so people can name what matters most. This approach helps when someone is sorting out identity, relationships, or pressure from new adult roles. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and gives hands-on strategies for managing anxiety, negative self-talk, and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. Tamara will talk with the client about goals and daily challenges, then try methods that feel workable. If trauma is part of the issue, she can bring trauma-focused strategies alongside these other methods. The plan can change as needs and responses evolve.
The practical benefit of online sessions is fitting therapy into busy schedules like school, work, or caregiving. Confirm the exact session formats available through the booking steps before scheduling. Online work can make it easier to keep regular appointments, have shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time so therapy fits into a day that already has classes or shifts.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related problems, and young adult issues like career and life transitions.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is straightforward and collaborative, using client-centered listening alongside practical CBT and solution-focused steps to set short-term goals.
How much experience does she have?
She holds three years of professional experience as an LMFT licensed in Florida.
What credential and location does she list?
She is an LMFT licensed in Florida and practices with that credential in the state.
Can people who live outside the US work with her?
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
Which session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; confirm current online and in-person options through the booking process before scheduling.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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