- Thoughts and habits
- Relationship skills
- Homework focused
About Tamra
Tamra Priestley is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She focuses on practical skills for everyday life and on changing thoughts and habits that get in the way of feeling steady and connected. Tamra emphasizes building a stronger relationship with yourself first so other relationships can improve.
She draws on eight years of clinical work across private practice settings and employee support services. That work included supporting first responders, law enforcement families, and older adults facing end-of-life issues. Tamra also brings lived experience as a single parent and someone affected by adoption, divorce, and trauma, and she uses those perspectives to inform her approach.
Tamra blends client-centered care with structured tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and routines. She also uses emotion-focused ideas to address connection and attachment concerns, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when stress and intense emotions make daily living hard.
Sessions often include practical homework designed to build new habits between meetings. Tamra describes coaching-style work alongside counseling to help with life goals and self-mastery. Clients can expect clear, calm guidance and step-by-step practice rather than vague advice.
Her practice includes work on trauma and abuse recovery, grief, parenting concerns, addiction-related issues, ADHD-related struggles, body image and eating concerns, and career or life transitions. Tamra aims to help people find more meaning, purpose, and reliable ways to feel better in day-to-day life.
She draws on eight years of clinical work across private practice settings and employee support services. That work included supporting first responders, law enforcement families, and older adults facing end-of-life issues. Tamra also brings lived experience as a single parent and someone affected by adoption, divorce, and trauma, and she uses those perspectives to inform her approach.
Tamra blends client-centered care with structured tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and routines. She also uses emotion-focused ideas to address connection and attachment concerns, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when stress and intense emotions make daily living hard.
Sessions often include practical homework designed to build new habits between meetings. Tamra describes coaching-style work alongside counseling to help with life goals and self-mastery. Clients can expect clear, calm guidance and step-by-step practice rather than vague advice.
Her practice includes work on trauma and abuse recovery, grief, parenting concerns, addiction-related issues, ADHD-related struggles, body image and eating concerns, and career or life transitions. Tamra aims to help people find more meaning, purpose, and reliable ways to feel better in day-to-day life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Utah
Languages
English
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy centers the person’s own goals and experience. The therapist listens without judgment and helps the client set the pace, which can be useful for relationship issues and self-esteem work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing thoughts and habits that keep problems going; it is practical for anxiety, mood, and day-to-day coping. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving tolerance for distress, which can help when anger, intense anxiety, or impulsive behavior interfere with life.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and which methods feel most helpful. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively whether to emphasize skills training, emotion work, or a blend of approaches as sessions progress.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. It can also make it simpler to practice homework between sessions and to use recorded notes or worksheets shared during work together.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Tamra address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, parenting and many related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and emotion-focused work. Sessions emphasize skill building and simple exercises to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working in private practices and employee support settings, including work with first responders and older adults.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCMHC credential and practices in Utah.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.