About Tammy
Tammy Abel is a licensed clinical social worker with 27 years of professional experience in Kentucky. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Tammy helps people improve concentration and manage ADHD-related struggles.
She speaks English and offers online sessions to fit different schedules. Tammy approaches work in a straightforward way. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and builds on existing strengths.
How Tammy works
In sessions she helps people set small, manageable goals and practice skills that make daily life easier. The pace is practical and solution-minded rather than rushed. Many people come to Tammy for help with parenting challenges, feelings of emptiness, or problems that trace back to family of origin.
She also supports those facing abandonment, attachment, and communication problems. Tammy addresses blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and issues tied to adoption and foster care. Tammy draws on established, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that match a person’s needs.
She focuses on clear strategies to reduce anxiety, improve coping, and build confidence. Sessions aim to leave people with tools they can use between meetings. To begin, Tammy asks clients to identify current priorities and workable steps forward.
She emphasizes steady progress and practices that fit into everyday life. Her style is compassionate, direct, and geared toward real change.
What Tammy works with
The areas below are the ones Tammy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 27 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kentucky |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Tammy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach she uses emphasizes building coping skills for anxiety and stress; it teaches breathing, grounding, and step-by-step problem solving to manage distress in daily life. Another approach centers on improving self-esteem and motivation by identifying strengths, setting achievable goals, and practicing small behavioral changes to build confidence over time.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Tammy will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, preferences, and life demands. Together they try methods, review what helps, and adjust the plan so it fits the person’s situation and pace.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when lower bandwidth or a quick check-in is needed. Chat and messaging support shorter updates, ongoing skill practice, and people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule.
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