Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
How Tamara works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tamara
Tamara Taylor is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and painful experiences. She supports clients facing stress, anxiety, grief, anger, trauma and depression. Tamara aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and worthwhile.
She keeps sessions straightforward and direct. Tamara listens first to understand what matters most to each person. Then she helps set clear, achievable goals and works with practical steps to reduce distress and increase coping skills.
Background and approach
Tamara blends several counseling styles to match the client’s needs. She uses client-centered methods to follow the person’s pace and priorities. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot patterns of thinking that keep problems going and to practice new ways of responding.
For people affected by traumatic events, she incorporates trauma-focused ideas to address intrusive memories and overwhelming reactions. Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants help finding motivation or resolving mixed feelings about change. Over nine years in California, Tamara has helped people talk through loss, repair strained communication, and manage impulsive reactions.
Her approach is plainspoken and goal-oriented. She encourages small, steady steps and checks progress along the way.
What Tamara works with
Everything Tamara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tamara's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Tamara lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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 for online support
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist follows their priorities. This approach helps when someone needs to feel heard and wants to explore emotions at their own pace.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, identifies unhelpful thought patterns and practices new behaviors to reduce anxiety, anger, and depressive symptoms. It is useful for people who want concrete tools and exercises to change how they respond to stress.
Trauma-Focused Therapy targets the effects of traumatic experiences by working through distressing memories and teaching techniques to manage intense reactions. It helps people gradually regain control over upsetting reminders and symptoms.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will pick methods to try and adjust the plan based on progress and feedback.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text is helpful for shorter check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work between sessions.
Questions people ask about Tamara
What concerns does Tamara commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression, plus related issues like panic, social anxiety, and feeling isolated.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and client-centered. She listens first, sets clear goals, and uses hands-on strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of professional experience supporting people through emotional and behavioral challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LMFT credential and practices in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.