- Person-centered care
- Practical tools
- Trauma-aware support
About Tamara
Tamara Banks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 22 years of experience in counseling. She takes a practical, person-centered approach and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Tamara writes plainly and listens carefully to understand what each person needs.
Her work often addresses trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and relationship struggles. She also supports people dealing with addictions, bipolar concerns, eating issues, anger, self-esteem, career stress, and blended family or adoption-related questions. Money and financial issues are included among the areas she helps people think through.
Tamara blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques to match the needs of each person. She adapts sessions to practical goals, using clear skills, small steps, and concrete tools people can try between meetings. The focus is on what helps in daily life.
She has worked with school-aged people through adults and brings long experience from school counseling and teaching roles. That background informs a straightforward, compassionate style that aims to reduce stigma around seeking help and to make therapy feel doable.
If someone and Tamara decide they are a good fit, she coordinates scheduling directly and finds appointment times that fit their routine. She aims to create a working relationship that supports steady progress toward the person’s goals.
How Tamara’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person’s lead to build understanding and trust. In practice this means sessions emphasize the person’s goals, feelings, and choices, and Tamara shapes the conversation around what matters most to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT sessions typically include clear steps, homework between meetings, and tools for managing anxiety, low mood, and stress in daily life.
Tamara treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will work collaboratively to decide whether a client-centered stance, CBT, or solution-focused steps fit best. The plan can change as goals evolve and new needs appear.
Session logistics and formats should be confirmed before booking, as current options are not specified here. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and make it easier to keep appointments during work or school breaks. If a person prefers shorter check-ins, skill-oriented meetings, or a traditional full session, those preferences will be part of the scheduling conversation so therapy can fit into everyday life.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can Tamara help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and family challenges, relationship issues, grief, addictions, eating and anger concerns, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centered and straightforward. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques alongside trauma-informed approaches to create practical, goal-focused sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Tamara has 22 years of experience in the counseling field, including work with school-aged people through adults and roles in school counseling and teaching.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in West Virginia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to start therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.