- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Tamara
Tamara Nixon is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, parenting concerns, and mood problems. She brings ten years of clinical experience and focuses on practical ways to improve daily coping and relationships. Tamara works in English and practices from Massachusetts while also seeing international clients online.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first to what is most pressing, then helps clients set small, realistic goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, like behavior changes, problem solving, and emotion regulation. Tamara draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to clarify patterns that keep problems going. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy strategies and mindfulness exercises to build tolerance for strong emotions and improve focus.
She has worked across age ranges and a variety of issues, including ADHD, autism spectrum concerns, adoption and foster care questions, trauma and abuse, and addiction-related struggles. Tamara also supports people facing career stress, compassion fatigue, parenting strain, sleep disruption, and relationship troubles. Therapy is practical and goal-oriented.
Tamara helps people identify strengths, try new behaviors, and track small changes over time. Her approach welcomes questions and adjusts based on each person’s needs and progress.
What Tamara works with
Everything Tamara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tamara helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tamara lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Tamara’s Methods Work Online
Client-centered work focuses on what matters to the person in front of her. It emphasizes listening, reflecting your goals back, and helping you notice strengths to build on. This approach is useful when someone wants an empathic space to make sense of problems and decide next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Tamara helps people spot unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and practice different responses. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and panic symptoms.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete tools for handling intense emotions and impulsivity. It includes skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and clearer communication, which can help with anger, compulsive behaviors, and relationship strain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Tamara will review your goals and preferences and suggest methods to try. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods based on what helps you make steady progress.
Online sessions come by video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Video allows a fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone can be a useful shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text work well for frequent, brief check-ins and practicing skills between calls. These options make scheduling easier and let you fit therapy into busy family and work routines.
Questions people ask about Tamara
What kinds of concerns can Tamara help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting difficulties, sleep problems, addiction concerns, ADHD, trauma and many mood or relationship challenges.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then uses client-centered conversations plus cognitive and mindfulness techniques to build skills and solve problems.
What is her clinical background?
She holds a Master of Arts and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with ten years of experience working with a wide range of concerns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in Massachusetts and is licensed as an LMHC in that state.
Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s listed availability.
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