Tammy Curtis , LPC

Tammy Curtis is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin who focuses on practical help for everyday struggles. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, relationship problems, grief, and the long tail of trauma. Tammy writes plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is tired or overwhelmed.

With 11 years of experience, she uses approaches that help people learn new skills and change patterns that get in the way. Tammy draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, and Narrative Therapy to reframe personal stories that feel stuck. She also uses Solution-Focused and Trauma-Focused techniques when those fit a person's needs.

Tammy often helps parents handle the strain of raising children and supports people facing adoption, foster care, blended family issues, or caregiver stress. Her work also covers addiction, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, and coping with chronic illness or life changes. She pays attention to how family of origin issues and attachment concerns show up in relationships.

Sessions can address compassion fatigue and first responder stress as well as fertility and separation challenges. Tammy aims to partner with each client so they leave sessions with clear next steps. She values straightforward conversation and practical tools that can be used between meetings.

People who prefer calm, focused work on specific goals may find her style helpful. Tammy offers sessions in English and brings steady, goal-oriented support to the work of healing.

Practical approaches for online care

Tammy commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on noticing and changing thoughts and behaviors that increase stress or worsen mood, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on processing traumatic events and building safety and coping skills so day-to-day functioning improves after past harm.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Tammy will talk with each person about their goals, background, and what feels most helpful, then recommend techniques and check in to adjust the plan. That collaborative process makes it easier to try strategies that actually fit a client's life and preferences.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and teaching new skills, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can allow quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief reflection between meetings. These options let people fit therapy around work, parenting, or medical care while keeping momentum toward their goals.