Tammy Piazza

Compassionate, practical care for stress and trauma

LMHC New York

Experience: 7 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Tammy

Tammy Piazza is a licensed mental health counselor based in New York who helps people managing stress, anxiety, addictions, mood disorders, trauma, and related concerns.

Background and approach

With seven years of clinical experience, she draws on practical techniques to help clients build coping skills, manage intense emotions, and work through painful experiences such as grief, substance use challenges, and post-traumatic stress.

Her approach blends evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral strategies, emotion-focused work, dialectical behavior techniques, and EMDR for trauma processing, all delivered from a person-centered stance that emphasizes empathy and meeting clients where they are. Tammy guides clients toward improved self-regulation, healthier communication patterns, and greater clarity about life purpose and self-worth.

She is particularly attentive to issues like codependency, panic and social anxiety, sleep difficulties, and compassion fatigue. Sessions can address a wide range of concerns from parenting stress and family dynamics to bipolar and depression symptoms, with attention to building practical skills such as self-soothing and relapse prevention.

Tammy communicates in English and offers flexible session formats to fit different schedules and preferences.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Tammy commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR alongside a client-centered way of working. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it is useful for anxiety, mood disorders, panic, and many everyday stressors. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that supports processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional intensity, which can help with post-traumatic stress and long-standing traumatic reactions.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to explore goals, preferences, and symptom patterns, and then tailor a combination of methods that feels most helpful for their situation. That collaborative tailoring allows clients to learn practical skills while also addressing deeper emotional patterns when needed.

Online therapy with Tammy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make regular work on skills and processing more accessible. These formats allow for flexible scheduling, easier continuity when life is busy, and multiple ways to practice strategies between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can Tammy help with?

She works with many common difficulties including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, trauma and grief, and related challenges such as sleep problems and parenting stress.

What is Tammy's therapeutic style?

Her style is person-centered and skills-oriented, blending cognitive behavioral strategies, emotion-focused work, dialectical behavior techniques, and trauma processing as appropriate to the client's needs.

How much clinical experience does she bring?

Tammy has seven years of experience working with clients, including people managing co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a licensed mental health counselor, NY LMHC 011846, and is based in New York.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

In what formats are sessions offered?

She provides therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.

How does billing and cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Coping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepression Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

CodependencyCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionForgivenessGuilt and shameLife purposeMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English