About Tammy
Tammy Barnum helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or worn out by daily life. She welcomes straightforward talk about stress, anxiety, sleeping problems, parenting strain, depression, grief, addictions, and identity or intimacy concerns. Tammy keeps sessions focused and practical so people leave with clear next steps.
She has worked as a therapist for 22 years in schools, community programs, and mental health clinics in New York. Tammy is a licensed mental health counselor - LMHC - and draws on long-term experience when tailoring support to each person.
How Tammy works
Her style centers on the person in front of her. Tammy uses client-centered listening to learn what matters most to each individual. She combines that with cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments that change behavior.
Meditation and mindfulness practices are woven into sessions when they fit. Tammy also uses narrative techniques to help people reframe painful stories and find different ways to see their experiences. Motivational interviewing supports those who want to make life changes but feel unsure where to start.
Sessions are conversational and collaborative. Tammy aims to validate feelings while offering concrete tools for coping, planning, and problem solving. She helps people who are navigating relationship strain, parenting challenges, body image and eating concerns, ADHD, trauma and abuse, caregiving stress, career transitions, and other life changes.
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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
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects back what she hears, and helps people clarify their goals and values. This approach is helpful when someone needs validation, perspective, and a plan that fits their life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Tammy uses CBT tools to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioral experiments to produce noticeable changes. This is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, and managing mood or impulses.
Mindfulness Therapy brings simple attention and breathing practices into sessions. These techniques help reduce reactivity, manage stress, and improve sleep and focus when practiced regularly.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tammy will discuss goals, preferences, and past attempts to tailor methods together. She treats the choice of tools as a collaborative decision and adjusts methods as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use body language and visual cues, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, daily coaching, or when written reflection feels easier. These options make it simpler to schedule ongoing support and try different formats to see what works best.
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