Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Tammy works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tammy
Tammy Barnum is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage strong emotions and stressful life events. She brings 22 years of experience and focuses on practical steps that people can use right away. Tammy listens without judgment and helps people find clearer ways to cope when feelings feel overwhelming.
She has worked in schools, community programs, and mental health clinics. Those settings shaped a straightforward style that fits everyday life.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on what is happening now and small changes that make routines easier. Tammy blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral strategies and narrative techniques. Client-centered work means she helps people find their own goals and moves at their pace.
Cognitive behavioral tools bring clearer thinking and new habits, while narrative methods help reframe difficult experiences. People come for help with stress, anxiety, sleep disruption, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, addictive behaviors, eating concerns, and anger. She also supports people facing identity questions, attention differences, and the fallout from trauma or family problems.
Tammy emphasizes strengths and steady progress. She asks practical questions, offers concrete tools, and checks in about what’s working. The aim is better daily functioning and more manageable emotions over time.
What Tammy works with
Everything Tammy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tammy's practice.
- 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 translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and working at each person's pace. The therapist follows the client's lead, helps set personal goals, and supports strengths so people feel understood and guided. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns and daily habits. It breaks problems into small steps and teaches practical skills for mood, anxiety, sleep, and anger management. Mindfulness therapy uses attention practices to reduce reactivity and bring calmer moments into daily life; it can help with stress, sleep, and impulse control.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. Tammy will work with each person to choose methods that match goals and preferences. She discusses what helps, adjusts based on feedback, and keeps the work collaborative so clients stay involved in decisions about their care.
Online sessions offer real flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and more in-depth conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick updates, ongoing support between sessions, or a lower-pressure way to share thoughts. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
Questions people ask about Tammy
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, sleep issues, relationship strain, parenting concerns, depression, addictions, anger, grief, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools and narrative techniques to focus on practical steps and new perspectives.
What is her professional background?
She has 22 years of experience working in schools, community programs, and mental health clinics.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, NY LMHC, practicing in New York.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.