- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Sleeping disorders
About Tammy
Tammy Barnum is a licensed mental health counselor with 22 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and mood concerns. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what's happening now and what practical steps feel doable. Tammy aims to make therapy straightforward and focused on real life.
She draws on client-centered methods to meet people where they are and build on existing strengths.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify patterns of thought and small changes that can reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or ease mood swings. Narrative work helps people reframe painful stories so they can move forward. Tammy has worked in schools, community programs, and mental health clinics across New York.
That variety taught her to adapt sessions to different needs and schedules. She pays attention to how daily life, work, and caregiving roles affect emotions and behavior. In sessions she offers practical tools rather than technical jargon.
That can mean short behavioral experiments, new ways to handle upsetting thoughts, or mindfulness practices to calm a racing mind. The focus is on what helps between meetings. Parents who feel overwhelmed by routines, sleep problems, or emotional ups and downs will find a direct, steady approach.
Tammy supports people dealing with grief, trauma, addiction, identity-related questions, and complex family issues. Therapy is collaborative and paced to each person's comfort level.
What Tammy works with
Everything Tammy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tammy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tammy lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- 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.
Approaches that guide online counseling
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and supported; it helps when someone needs validation and steady guidance during stressful periods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical steps to change them, which can help with anxiety, sleep issues, or mood difficulties. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and improve emotional regulation in daily life.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Tammy works with each person to identify goals and preferences, then blends methods over time. Sessions can shift in focus as needs change, and decisions about techniques are made together so the work fits real life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to build therapy into a busy schedule and keep progress moving forward.
Questions people ask about Tammy
What kinds of concerns does Tammy address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep struggles, parenting strain, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship issues, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Tammy uses a client-centered style with practical techniques from CBT, mindfulness, narrative work, and motivational interviewing to help people try new approaches and track what works.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical experience working in schools, community programs, and mental health clinics in New York.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is noted as an LMHC licensed in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are sessions offered in and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the person's needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by 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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