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Tamika Blaisdell

Calm, practical guidance for life transitions

LCSW Montana

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Tamika

Tamika Blaisdell brings 15 years of social work experience to her practice as an LCSW in Montana.

Background and approach

Her background includes roles in psychiatric facilities, high schools, correctional settings, and independent practice, which have informed a practical, grounded approach to helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma, anger, and life transitions. Tamika’s training emphasizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered techniques and elements of DBT and hypnotherapy to address patterns of thought and behavior.

She blends evidence-informed strategies with an attentive, person-focused manner, helping clients identify unhelpful beliefs, build coping skills, and strengthen communication. Her work also encompasses a wide range of related concerns such as attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, dissociation, and difficulties arising from divorce or blended family dynamics.

Tamika accepts international clients and conducts therapy in English, offering flexible formats to match practical needs. Clients who prefer a direct but compassionate clinician will find her approach to be collaborative and skill-oriented, aimed at helping people regain stability and move toward clearer choices in relationships and daily life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options

Tamika commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and reframe unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, providing step-by-step tools for managing anxiety, stress, and relationship patterns. She also draws on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes empathetic listening and collaboration so the client's priorities shape the pace and focus of work. In addition she integrates aspects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or interpersonal effectiveness skills are needed.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Tamika works with each person to identify goals and preferences, and then adapts methods so therapy fits practical needs and personal values rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, or travel, and support ongoing skills practice between sessions. Licensed professionals can use these options to tailor pacing, check in more frequently if needed, and help clients access consistent support from their own environment.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tamika address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, anger, and coping with life changes, along with related issues such as attachment, codependency, and isolation.
What is Tamika's therapeutic style?
Her style combines client-centered listening with structured, skills-based techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and DBT to help clients change patterns and develop practical coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working across psychiatric facilities, high schools, prisons, and independent practice settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Tamika is an LCSW with licenses MT LCSW BBH-LCSW-LIC-62865 and CA LCSW 28856, and she practices from Montana.
Can she work with people outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and schedule.
How are therapy costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger managementCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismParanoiaPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Montana, California

Languages

English