Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- ADHD
How Tami works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Texas, California
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tami
Tami Brugman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 24 years of experience helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship concerns. She works with individuals who are struggling with depression, grief, ADHD, parenting strain, and changes in life circumstances. Her style is warm and practical and designed to help clients take small, useful steps forward.
She draws on methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and client-centered approaches are part of how she helps clients slow down, clarify values, and rebuild energy. Hypnotherapy is also used when it fits a person’s goals. Tami has worked in community mental health and independent practice settings.
She holds LMFT credentials and practices in Texas while also holding licensure in California. Her background includes supporting people through chronic illness, caregiving stress, and trauma-related concerns. Sessions focus on concrete skills, communication practice, and planning for real-life situations.
She emphasizes a mind-body view and is completing a PhD in Applied Psychophysiology to deepen that perspective. Clients can expect the therapist to tailor tools from different approaches to match each person’s situation. Tami aims to be a collaborative partner rather than an expert who dictates solutions.
She helps people set clear goals, experiment with new behaviors, and track progress over time.
What Tami works with
Everything Tami lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tami's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- ADHD
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tami lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed action in the face of difficult thoughts or feelings. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions where a person wants to live more in line with their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It often uses practical exercises and homework to build skills between sessions.Tami treats approach selection as a joint process. She listens to each person's goals and preferences, then suggests which methods to try first. If something does not fit, she adjusts the plan and brings in other techniques to better match the client's needs.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows longer conversations with visual cues, phone sessions can fit a break at work, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging works well for ongoing, short updates. These formats make it easier to schedule regular work on anger, stress, and relationship skills without long commutes.
Questions people ask about Tami
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She supports people with stress, anger, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, ADHD, grief, and related challenges such as sleep or eating problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is warm and practical. She works collaboratively, focuses on short-term skills, and combines listening with hands-on exercises.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 24 years of experience in mental health work across community settings and independent practice.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - licensed in Texas and California and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.