Tammy Barnum , LMHC

Tammy Barnum is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. She brings 22 years of clinical experience and a calm, straightforward presence to sessions. Tammy aims to make therapy easy to understand and to help people take steps that fit their daily lives.

Tammy has worked in schools, community programs, and mental health clinics across New York. That variety shaped a practical style focused on clear skills and steady support. She listens first, then suggests small, manageable changes clients can try between sessions.

Her work blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral and narrative approaches. That means sessions center on each person's priorities, look at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings, and use personal stories to reframe difficult patterns. Tammy also weaves in mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people stay present and find their own reasons for change.

Clients often come for help with sleep problems, addiction concerns, grief, trauma, body image, or chronic anger. She also works with issues related to ADHD, compassion fatigue, and career stress. Tammy pays attention to family of origin issues and adoption or attachment concerns when those are part of the story.

Therapy is collaborative and paced to each person's comfort. Tammy aims to create a supportive space where people feel encouraged to try new ways of coping and notice changes over time.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Tammy commonly uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on the person's priorities and strengths. In practice this looks like active listening, reflecting what matters to the client, and building goals together to help day-to-day life feel more manageable.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and change patterns of behavior that keep problems going. CBT works well for anxiety, sleep issues, low mood, and coping with stress or cravings. Tammy pairs this with narrative ideas that help people retell their life stories in ways that reduce shame and open new choices.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tammy will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try practical tools, and adjust methods based on what helps. That shared decision-making means therapy can shift as needs change over time.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit work, caregiving, or other commitments. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice new skills in everyday life.