- Goal oriented
- Strengths focused
- Practical tools
About Tammy
Tammy Inselman is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with a practical, down-to-earth style. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, mood shifts, and other life disruptions. Tammy emphasizes steady progress and clear, doable steps instead of open-ended therapies that feel vague. She offers therapy in Washington and conducts sessions in English.
Tammy draws on 13 years of experience as a LICSW and a longer background working across settings with diverse needs. She leans toward Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, using those methods to help people spot patterns, set small goals, and build on strengths. Narrative approaches are also part of her work when people want to reshape their personal stories.
In sessions Tammy aims to create a nonjudgmental space where practical problem solving matters. She helps people make realistic plans for changes like improving coping, managing mood swings, addressing substance concerns, or handling family and parenting stress. She also works with issues such as ADHD-related challenges, relationship strain, compassion fatigue, chronic illness, and money and financial issues.
Her style is collaborative: she partners with each person to identify supports and craft steps that fit daily life. Therapy is focused on what the person wants to accomplish and how to get there with concrete skills and small experiments. Tammy hopes clients leave feeling understood and with tools they can use between sessions.
How Tammy’s methods translate to online work
Therapy often uses clear, goal-focused approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to reduce worry and improve mood. Motivational Interviewing focuses on a person’s own reasons for change and builds readiness by exploring values and choices.Narrative Therapy is useful when someone wants to rewrite how they think about a problem. It helps separate a person from the issue and creates space to name strengths and alternative stories that support change.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tammy works with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She collaborates on a simple plan with steps to try between sessions and adjusts the approach as progress is made.
Confirm the available session options before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to practice skills in real-life settings and bring concrete examples back to the session for discussion.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Tammy help with?
Tammy works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and grief. She also addresses parenting and family stress, ADHD, mood disorders, and money and financial issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and collaborative, using goal-focused work and problem-solving. Sessions often include identifying patterns, setting small goals, and practicing skills between meetings.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years listed experience as a LICSW and additional years working in varied settings. Her background includes work with older adults and veterans.
Where is Tammy located and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Washington and holds the LICSW credential with the designation WA LICSW LW.
Can I work with her if I don’t speak English as a first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tammy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.