About Tammy
Tammy Christensen is a licensed professional counselor with two decades of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, or depression. Tammy also supports those coping with addictions and difficulties in relationships.
Her tone is direct and encouraging, aimed at people ready to take practical steps forward. Tammy sees clients as the experts in their own lives. She looks for strengths people already have and builds on them.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, manageable changes and clearer choices. Tammy aims to make the work feel doable rather than overwhelming. Her background includes 20 years working in counseling settings in Missouri and Idaho.
That experience shaped a straightforward approach to common concerns like communication problems, codependency, and impulse control. She also has experience with issues related to aging, blended family dynamics, body image, and divorce or separation. In sessions Tammy addresses both immediate struggles and patterns that keep repeating.
She helps people recognize unhelpful behaviors and try different ways of responding. When addiction or co-occurring issues are present, she works to address both parts of the picture so change is more sustainable. Tammy emphasizes collaboration and practical steps.
She supports people as they set goals, practice new skills, and track progress. The approach is relational and goal-oriented, designed to fit real life demands and responsibilities.
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Tammy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test more balanced ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach emphasizes behavior change and skill practice to address habits tied to stress, addiction, or relationship patterns.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Tammy works with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and comfort level. She explains options, tries techniques together, and adjusts the plan as progress is made so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice, while phone calls can fit a short break from work or lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or share brief updates. These options aim to make regular therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Idaho, Missouri
- Languages
- English