Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Tamra works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- Utah
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tamra
Tamra Priestley is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship challenges. She focuses on practical skills that can be used between sessions so clients see real changes. Tamra writes simply and directly, aiming to help people feel calmer and more in control of their lives.
She draws on her own experience with anxiety and depression to offer straightforward guidance. That background shapes a compassionate approach to trauma and abuse, and to grief or life changes that leave people stuck.
Background and approach
She emphasizes building self-esteem and improving communication skills in everyday situations. Tamra has eight years of professional experience in a mix of independent practice settings and organizational work. Her past roles included providing services to employees, first responders, and law enforcement and supporting older adults with end-of-life concerns.
Those varied settings taught her flexible ways to meet different needs. In sessions she mixes client-centered listening with practical methods from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. She also uses emotion-focused and existential ideas when they fit a person’s situation.
Tamra says homework and real-world practice are part of the process so changes last beyond the therapy hour. People who come to her often want help with addiction, parenting strain, body image, or coping after loss and separation. She also supports those dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Tamra works in Utah and conducts sessions in English.
What Tamra works with
Everything Tamra lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tamra's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tamra lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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.
How Tamra blends practical approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard, build self-awareness, and set goals that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches clear tools to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. DBT tools can help with emotional regulation and coping during high-stress moments.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Tamra will work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She often combines listening-focused care with CBT or DBT skills and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage. Video calls let people use visual cues for a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, homework guidance, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to practice skills between sessions and keep momentum on real-life changes.
Questions people ask about Tamra
What kinds of concerns can Tamra help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, parenting strain, eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar mood issues and related challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is warm and practical. She listens with a client-centered stance and blends hands-on strategies from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working in personal practices and providing services to organizations, first responders, and law enforcement employees.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a LCMHC licensed in Utah and practices there.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.