Tamra Priestley , LCMHC

Tamra Priestley is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, stress, or relationship pain. Her style is direct and practical, with an emphasis on learning skills that change daily life. Tamra draws on eight years of clinical work and her own life experience to guide sessions. She combines client-centered conversations with skill-building tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses emotionally focused and existential approaches when people want to explore meaning and deeper emotions. Many clients come for help after trauma, abuse, or major life changes. Tamra supports those coping with grief, parenting challenges, addiction, body image and eating issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, blended family dynamics, and communication or control issues. Her practical approach emphasizes homework and real-world practice between sessions. Clients often learn ways to manage intense feelings, improve communication, and rebuild self-esteem. Tamra aims to make therapy feel useful and relevant to everyday life. She has worked in private practices and has provided services to employees, including first responders and law enforcement and their families. Her background includes helping older adults with end-of-life concerns and supporting people through divorce and caregiving stress. Tamra offers a collaborative, skill-focused path toward more peaceful and productive days. She helps people find purpose, build stronger self-relationship, and take steps toward healing from past hurts.

How Tamra’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered work focuses on what matters to the person in the room. The therapist listens closely and follows the client’s pace to help them feel heard and understood. This approach helps with building motivation and confidence when life feels overwhelming.

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it gives steps people can practice between sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships through skills like distress tolerance and emotion regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tamra collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and personality. She adjusts techniques as needed so sessions stay focused and relevant.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit counseling into a busy life. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or screens aren’t practical. Live chat and text messaging offer quick check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options help people access care more flexibly and keep progress moving forward.