About Tamara
Tamara Sinclair is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin who uses a client-centered approach to guide therapy. She brings five years of experience helping people manage depression, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and major life changes. She listens first to understand each person’s priorities and goals.
Then she tailors practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to the situation. Sessions are conversational and focused on what will make life better day to day.
How Tamara works
Tamara also works with people facing trauma and abuse, substance and behavioral addictions, and challenges linked to gender dysphoria or HIV/AIDS. She supports those dealing with parenting stress, blended family dynamics, and divorce or separation. Her practice includes attention to issues like self-esteem, commitment and communication problems, and caregiving stress.
In addition she helps clients who are exploring kink, BDSM, and alternative sexual cultures. Tamara addresses career questions, financial stress, and the emotional effects of midlife transitions or shifts in life purpose. Therapy is tailored, respectful, and nonjudgmental.
Her style emphasizes collaboration and small, achievable steps. She uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused tools when people want short-term change or clearer next steps. Tamara aims to help people feel more confident, connected, and able to cope with everyday stress.
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What Tamara works with
The areas below are the ones Tamara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that work well online
Client-centered therapy focuses on building a respectful, understanding relationship. In sessions she listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people name their goals and values. This approach is helpful for people who want a supportive space to talk through identity, relationship, and life-purpose questions.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and short experiments to reduce anxiety, manage mood symptoms, and change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve focus during daily life.
Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. The therapist will work together with each person to try methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. They may blend approaches and change course based on what helps most in real sessions.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction when that fits. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for more frequent, brief exchanges and can fit around work, caregiving, and busy days.
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