Tamu Harris
Calm, practical support for life’s emotional challenges
LCSW California
- Experience
- 21 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Tamu
Tamu Harris is a licensed clinical social worker with 21 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and relationship concerns. She works with clients who are facing life changes, career stress, compassion fatigue, and challenges with self-esteem and intimacy.
Background and approach
In practice she addresses both immediate coping needs and longer-term patterns that undermine wellbeing, such as codependency, communication problems, and substance use issues. Harris blends evidence-based methods with a warm, client-centered stance to build practical tools and personal insight.
She commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviors, and uses Solution-Focused techniques to set concrete goals and track progress. As a California-licensed LCSW (CA LCSW 22518), she frames interventions around each person’s priorities while offering skill-based strategies for mood disorders, anger, grief, financial stress, and family dynamics.
Sessions are offered remotely in English to residents of California, with options including video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Prospective clients can begin by completing a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling according to therapist availability.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Many clients benefit from clear, skills-based work that targets thinking patterns and daily behaviors, which is why Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is often used to help identify unhelpful thoughts and develop alternative responses to anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy complements that work by centering the person’s experience, offering empathic listening and support to strengthen self-awareness and emotional processing. Solution-Focused Therapy adds a forward-looking element, concentrating on clients' goals and small, actionable steps to create measurable change.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, and will adapt strategies over time as needs evolve.
Online sessions make these approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats allow for scheduling flexibility and continuity of care when life is busy or circumstances change, while still focusing on practical skills, goal setting, and regular progress checks with a licensed professional.
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Experience
21+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English