- Years in practice
- 28
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana, Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Tamara
Tamara Thompson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 28 years of experience helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She focuses on practical support for everyday problems and offers straightforward guidance you can use right away. She creates a calm, non-judgmental space where people can talk openly about hard feelings and confusing situations.
Sessions emphasize clear goals and real steps instead of jargon. Tamara listens first, then helps clients decide what matters most to work on.
Background and approach
Her work often addresses relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, and issues around self-esteem and anger. She also supports people coping with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and life transitions. Parenting is a named focus, so she helps individuals sort parenting pressures and related family dynamics.
Tamara draws from Client-Centered therapy and cognitive-behavioral tools to help people notice thinking patterns and try different behaviors. She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness to build emotional skills and reduce reactive responses. Over nearly three decades she has developed a practical style that blends listening with hands-on strategies.
She works with adults in Louisiana and conducts sessions in English through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect clients and schedule sessions.
What Tamara works with
Everything Tamara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tamara helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tamara lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and collaboration. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they say, and helps people find their own solutions; this is helpful for building trust and sorting parenting or relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. It breaks problems into small steps and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress related to daily life.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation and coping skills to reduce intense reactions. Brief DBT techniques and mindfulness practices can support people managing anger, impulsivity, or overwhelming emotions.
Tamara will work with each person to figure out which approaches fit best. She discusses goals and preferences, and then tailors tools and exercises so they match the client's needs. This collaborative process helps make therapy useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging lets people share updates between meetings. These options make it easier to keep consistent work on parenting, stress, or mood concerns while balancing daily life.
Questions people ask about Tamara
What concerns does Tamara commonly help with?
She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, anger, low self-esteem, and parenting-related stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Tamara uses a client-centered style with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 28 years of clinical experience working in direct services and developing client-driven care.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in Louisiana and holds LCSW credentials in Texas and Louisiana - TX LCSW and LA LCSW.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She works with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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