- Skill based support
- Values centered work
- Practical coping tools
About Tamara
Tamara Christman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 22 years of experience helping people facing hard moments. She practices in Virginia and focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, relationships, career shifts, grief, and other life changes. She aims to create a warm, respectful space where people feel heard and understood.
Her work often centers on everyday struggles like social anxiety, job stress, and communication problems. She also helps with deeper issues such as trauma and abuse, attachment concerns, body image, and caregiver strain. Sessions emphasize clear goals and skills people can use between meetings.
Tamara draws on a mix of approaches to suit different needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to address thought patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and intimacy concerns.
She describes her style as compassionate and collaborative. People can expect straightforward conversation, practical coping tools, and attention to personal strengths. The aim is to build resilience and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Tamara also supports coaching-style work for career direction and life transitions. She helps people explore purpose, improve communication, and set manageable action steps. Her long experience in the field informs a calm, steady approach to change.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters most and take small steps toward those values, even when emotions feel overwhelming. It’s useful for anxiety, stress, life changes, and decisions tied to work or finances.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with new actions. This approach can reduce worry, improve mood, and make day-to-day problems more manageable.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape current trust and intimacy. It can help when relationship dynamics, commitment issues, or attachment concerns cause ongoing distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and what’s coming up in life. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting course together.
If you’re considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can teach skills and offer coaching for career or financial stress in the same way they do in person, focusing on usable tools and step-by-step plans to move forward.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to money worries?
She lists stress, anxiety, career, relationship and life changes among her focuses, all of which often connect to money and financial issues. These concerns are discussed in sessions as they affect day-to-day functioning.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative, with straightforward conversation and practical coping strategies. Sessions emphasize goals people can work on between meetings.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 22 years of experience as a clinician working with issues like trauma, grief, anxiety, and career transitions. That experience informs a steady, patient approach to change.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and practices in Virginia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.