About Tamela
Tamela Stull-Drugan helps people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction recovery, depression, and relationship or family strain. She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Florida with 22 years of experience. She aims to meet each person without judgment and to support honest, practical change.
Her approach is straightforward. She listens first and then tailors conversations and strategies to what each person needs. That can mean working on coping skills for daily stress, finding ways to manage mood and anxiety, or building routines to support sobriety.
Background and approach
She also helps people with parenting strain and grief when those issues come up. Tamela uses a mix of client-centered listening and goal-focused tools. Sessions may include cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Mindfulness techniques may be used to reduce reactivity and increase calm in day-to-day life. She also draws on solution-focused methods to set small, achievable goals. That approach is useful when someone wants concrete steps and quicker progress toward specific changes.
Tamela adapts the plan as needs shift over time. Her style is respectful and practical. She works with people who want honest conversation and real tools.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and she offers steady support through the process.
Online approaches that focus on goals and calm
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and understanding. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what matters, and helps shape goals based on the person's values. This approach helps when someone needs a respectful space to sort feelings and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It uses practical exercises to change patterns that keep stress or depression going. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, low mood, and problems with motivation or negative self-talk.
Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist and client will collaborate to decide which approaches to use and adjust them over time. That means trying tools, checking how they fit daily life, and shifting the plan as goals change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues and more in-depth conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick reflections, check-ins between sessions, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options aim to make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other demands.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Arizona
- Languages
- English