Therapist profile
Tamra Priestley, LCMHC
Licensed counselor - relationships and parenting
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- CBT methods
- Client-centered
- Homework focused
About Tamra
Tamra Priestley is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in Utah with eight years of experience. She focuses on relationship challenges, parenting concerns, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and related issues such as self-esteem and grief. Tamra also brings life coaching perspectives around self-mastery and daily skills to support practical change.
She asks what is most pressing and starts with small, concrete steps clients can try between sessions. Sessions emphasize skill building - communication, coping strategies, and practical homework designed to fit into a busy home life. Tamra often draws on approaches that help people process difficult events and change unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior.
Tamra’s background includes work in private practices, an employee services program for first responders and law enforcement, and support for older adults facing end-of-life concerns. She has personal experience with single parenting, adoption, divorce, and caregiving, and says those experiences influence how she applies professional training. This background informs her focus on everyday family and parenting stresses rather than academic theory.
People who come to her will find straightforward conversation, concrete tools, and suggested exercises to use between sessions. Tamra encourages clients to notice small changes and build on them. She aims to help people regain motivation, rebuild confidence, and reduce the overwhelm that can come from parenting and family life.
Her work often includes helping clients process trauma and abuse so those events stop defining day-to-day life. She also supports coping with life transitions, addiction-related concerns, and relationship patterns that repeat. Tamra emphasizes collaboration - setting practical goals and tracking progress over time.
How sessions work
How Tamra uses therapy approaches online
Client-Centered Therapy places the client’s concerns and choices at the center of the work. It focuses on listening and reflecting so people can identify their own goals and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking and manage anxiety or depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tamra will talk with the client about what feels most useful and test methods over time. She encourages trying practical tools and adjusting the plan based on what helps with day-to-day family and parenting pressures.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets clients practice communication and coping skills in the same life contexts where problems occur, which many people find helpful when balancing therapy with family responsibilities.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, parenting and family-related challenges among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Tamra uses client-centered conversation combined with skills-based approaches such as CBT and DBT. Sessions include practical exercises and suggested homework to build new habits.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience, including work in private practice and programs serving first responders, law enforcement, and older adults.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) licensed in Utah and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current online session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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