- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- Utah
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Tamra
Tamra Priestley is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and parenting challenges. She draws on eight years of clinical experience and life coaching to help clients build better relationships with themselves and others. Tamra speaks plainly and keeps sessions practical, offering tools people can use between meetings.
Her approach centers on skill building. She teaches strategies for coping with anxiety and depression and for handling anger, grief, and addictive behaviors.
Background and approach
She also helps people sort out family and relationship issues and the strain that parenting can bring. Tamra has worked in several personal practices and provided services for employee programs that included first responders and law enforcement staff. She has supported older adults facing end-of-life concerns and people impacted by trauma and abuse.
Her background includes personal experience with single parenting, adoption, divorce, and caregiving, which she brings into her work in straightforward ways. Sessions often include practical homework and step-by-step practice so change continues between meetings. Tamra combines client-centered listening with cognitive and behavioral tools to address thoughts and habits that get in the way.
She aims to help people feel more motivated, confident, and in control of daily life. Her work also addresses intimacy issues, body image, ADHD, and complicated grief. Those looking for a down-to-earth therapist who emphasizes skills and real-world results may find her style a good match.
What Tamra works with
Everything Tamra lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tamra helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tamra lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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 and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and priorities. It involves reflective listening and supporting the person's own goals, which helps when someone needs to feel heard and decide what changes matter most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. It teaches straightforward skills to shift unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It emphasizes practical tools like emotion regulation and distress tolerance for people dealing with strong mood swings or relationship strain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and help pick methods that fit the client's needs. That decision is made together and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversations and face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day and use less bandwidth. Live chat and texting make it easier to check in between meetings or to have shorter, focused exchanges. These options provide flexibility so therapy can fit into a parent's schedule and daily life.
Questions people ask about Tamra
What concerns does she help with?
Tamra helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and parenting concerns among many others listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and client-centered, mixing listening with hands-on skills and homework to build change between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working in independent practice and with employee programs including first responders and law enforcement.
What credential and location should I know about?
She holds the LCMHC credential in Utah and practices from that state.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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