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Tammy Adams

Compassionate, practical therapy focused on real-life change

LCSW Kentucky

Experience
17 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Tammy

Tammy Adams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Kentucky who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship struggles, grief, and many other life challenges.

Background and approach

With 17 years of experience in community mental health and previous work with the state Cabinet for Families and Children, she brings a practical, compassionate approach to therapy and aims to meet each person where they are.

She draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), client-centered techniques, and mindfulness practices. Tammy emphasizes validation, empathy, and collaboration while allowing clients to guide the pace and focus of sessions.

Her background includes work across inpatient, outpatient, and correctional settings and with diverse needs such as substance use, trauma, family conflict, chronic medical issues, and mood disorders. Clients seeking help with parenting, intimacy, career concerns, coping with life changes, or complex grief will find a therapist who values nonjudgmental support and practical tools.

Tammy’s style blends humanistic understanding with structured skills to help people reduce distress and build more effective patterns for daily life.

How Tammy’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy



Tammy integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) into online work in ways that emphasize practical skills and emotional regulation. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can be translated into structured activities, worksheets, and real-time problem solving during video or phone sessions. DBT teaches distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that clients can practice between sessions and reinforce through coaching-style check-ins.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tammy works with clients to assess goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, then adapts CBT, DBT, or client-centered techniques to fit each person’s needs. This collaborative planning shapes session goals and helps prioritize which skills or therapeutic tasks will be most useful in everyday life.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, access support from home or work, and use different formats for skills practice, brief check-ins, or in-depth sessions based on what feels most helpful for the client.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tammy work with?
She addresses a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family problems, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and more.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Therapy is empathetic, validating, and interactive, combining client-centered methods with approaches like CBT, DBT, EFT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to match individual needs.
How long has she been practicing?
Tammy has 17 years of experience in community mental health and earlier work with the Cabinet for Families and Children, including work in inpatient, outpatient, and correctional settings.
Where is Tammy licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the Kentucky license number KY LCSW 252735 and practices in Kentucky.
Does Tammy offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
She provides services in English and is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for therapy?
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is pricing handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with client location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tammy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsDependent personalityDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsHospice and end-of-life counselingLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

Kentucky

Languages

English