Tammy Barbati, LPC

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when hard feelings are present. It is useful for life transitions, motivation struggles, and ongoing worries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-world experiments to change behavior and reduce distress. CBT is often chosen for workplace stress, OCD patterns, and mood shifts. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the client's experience, with the therapist providing steady, nonjudgmental attention to help build self-awareness and confidence.

Tammy treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with clients about goals and preferences, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust as progress unfolds. That collaborative stance helps people see what works for them and keeps therapy practical and flexible.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows brief check-ins during a busy day, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work or family routines and to keep momentum even when schedules change.