Tammy Russell, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

Compassionate counselor
Practical coping skills
Focus on recovery

About Tammy

Tammy Russell is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 14 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. Tammy emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in her work and aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable.

Her approach is collaborative and practical. She tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person's needs. Sessions often focus on building skills to manage strong emotions, improving motivation, and strengthening self-esteem and confidence.

Tammy uses several evidence-informed methods to guide sessions. She draws on client-centered techniques to follow the client's lead, cognitive behavioral tools to spot and change unhelpful thinking, and dialectical behavior strategies for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. She also uses elements of emotionally-focused work when relationships or attachment patterns are part of the concern.

People come to Tammy for a wide range of problems, including grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, career stress, bipolar and mood concerns, panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and personality disorder-related challenges. She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, codependency, dissociation, and family of origin issues.

Tammy lists coping with natural or human-caused disaster as one area of focus and can help people process change and loss after disruptive events. Sessions are conducted in English and she works from Florida as a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC).

Therapeutic approaches for online sessions

Client-centered work focuses on listening and following the person's lead. The therapist supports each person to set goals and offers responses that reflect their values and concerns, which can help when stress, grief, or identity questions are central.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, involves identifying thoughts and behavior patterns that contribute to distress and learning small, practical strategies to change them. It is often used for anxiety, panic, mood issues, and obsessive-compulsive patterns.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication. These techniques can be helpful for mood swings, impulsivity, and strong anger or relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean starting with one method and adding others over time as goals evolve.

Confirm current online session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use visual or verbal tools during sessions to practice new skills in real time.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Self esteem Compassion fatigue

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCoping with natural or human-caused disaster DissociationFamily of origin issuesImpulsivityInfidelityLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Tammy address?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes including disaster recovery.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Sessions are collaborative and person-centered, with an emphasis on practical skills and building motivation. Conversations are tailored to what each person needs in the moment.

What background and experience does she have?

Tammy is a Florida licensed mental health counselor with 14 years of professional experience working with a range of mood, anxiety, and trauma-related concerns.

Where is Tammy licensed and based?

She is licensed as an LMHC in Florida and practices there.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What do I need to do to start?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.