- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- CBT and DBT tools
- Addictions and trauma
About Tammy
Tammy Russell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 14 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem and motivation. Tammy works with people facing relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, anger, career changes, mood and bipolar concerns, and a range of other challenges.
Her approach is direct and practical. Tammy uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing. Sessions focus on naming emotions, identifying unhelpful patterns, and trying small changes that can feel manageable day to day.
Tammy often addresses longer-standing issues such as family of origin dynamics, abandonment, codependency, dissociation, and personality patterns. She also helps people dealing with obsessions, compulsions, panic attacks, and the fallout from natural or human-caused disaster. Conversations include both coping skills and decisions about next steps in life or treatment.
She frames the work as collaborative. Tammy listens to what matters most to each person and adapts conversation and exercises to fit those goals. Practical resources and behavioral tools are used alongside deeper emotional work.
Sessions are conducted in English and follow Florida LMHC practice standards. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and scheduling details through the platform’s matching process.
How Tammy integrates EFT and skills work in online sessions
Tammy uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and soften strong emotions that get stuck in relationship and personal patterns. EFT emphasizes recognizing feelings and the interaction patterns they create, which can help with intimacy-related distress and attachment concerns.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the person's perspective and priorities in conversation, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which breaks down unhelpful thoughts and tests small behavior changes. Client-Centered work helps clarify what matters to the individual, and CBT offers concrete experiments to try between sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. Tammy will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean focusing more on emotional processing at times and on skills training at others.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking since the profile does not list formats. Online appointments can make scheduling easier, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time so therapy fits into work or caregiving routines. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt activities and homework so they work well over remote sessions.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Tammy works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, anger, career concerns, bipolar and mood disorders, and related problems listed in her profile.
How does she approach therapy?
She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Client-Centered techniques, CBT, DBT skills, and Motivational Interviewing to address emotions, patterns, and practical coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of clinical experience working with people on a range of emotional and behavioral issues.
What credential and location apply?
Tammy holds the LMHC credential and is licensed in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time according to the platform terms.
What is the first step to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.