Tammy Russell

Practical, compassionate therapy for life transitions

LMHC Florida

Experience: 14 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Tammy

Tammy Russell is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 14 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, address addictions, and process trauma and abuse while also supporting work on self-esteem, motivation, and relationship and intimacy challenges.

Background and approach

Her practice integrates several evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), to shape practical strategies that fit each person's circumstances. Tammy approaches clients with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, shaping conversations and treatment plans to match individual needs rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

She also works with concerns such as grief, compassion fatigue, anger, career transitions, bipolar mood issues, and coping with life changes, as well as a range of additional focus areas like abandonment, caregiver stress, codependency, dissociation, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Her goal is to support clients through the often difficult first steps toward greater well-being and clearer direction.

Practicing in Florida, Tammy offers multiple session formats to make care more accessible, and she aims to collaborate with each client to develop realistic, achievable goals and coping tools that reflect their values and daily life.

Therapeutic Methods and Online Care

Tammy uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills for managing symptoms like anxiety, panic, and mood disturbances. She also incorporates Client-Centered Therapy, offering an empathic, nonjudgmental space where the client’s own goals and values guide the pace and focus of work. When emotional regulation and interpersonal patterns are central concerns, elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are used to teach coping skills and build tolerance for distress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tammy works with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as therapy progresses so interventions remain relevant and effective for the individual.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make scheduling more flexible and help people maintain continuity of care from varied locations. These formats support ongoing skill practice between sessions and allow therapists and clients to find the rhythm and communication style that works best for the therapeutic work ahead.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tammy address?

Tammy works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, anger, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

What is Tammy's therapeutic style and approach?

Her approach blends client-centered care with practical methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Motivational Interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to tailor work to each person's goals.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 14 years of professional experience to her practice, working across many concerns and therapeutic methods.

What credentials and location are listed for Tammy?

She is an LMHC licensed in Florida with the credential detail FL LMHC MH15531 and practices in that state.

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

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

Which session formats are available?

Tammy offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How does pricing work for sessions?

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

What are the first steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Self esteem Compassion fatigue

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationFamily of origin issuesImpulsivityInfidelityLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

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

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English