- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Georgia, North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Tamara
Dr. Tamara Woods is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience. She focuses on helping adults and couples navigate parenting concerns, stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship challenges.
Her style is calm and down-to-earth so parents can talk about what’s worrying them without feeling judged. She combines practical strategies with listening and collaboration. Sessions often include problem-solving steps from cognitive behavioral therapy and short-term goal work from solution-focused therapy.
Background and approach
She also uses client-centered techniques to make sure each person feels heard and motivational interviewing to support change when people feel stuck. Her background includes long-term work with families and many years helping people through life shifts such as divorce, caregiving strain, adoption and foster care questions, and midlife transitions. That experience feeds into realistic suggestions for daily parenting and relationship routines.
Dr. Woods holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in North Carolina. Her approach is flexible - she adapts methods to match what each person needs and prefers.
The work is collaborative: she helps set goals, track progress, and adjust plans as things change. Parents who want clear steps, steady support, and an accepting space often find this approach useful. Conversations focus on what can change now and small habits that reduce stress and improve family patterns.
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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Approaches Tamara lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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 her approaches work online
Dr. Woods draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy to help clients make concrete changes. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. Solution-focused work emphasizes small, achievable goals and steps so progress feels visible and manageable.She also uses client-centered methods to make sure the work fits each person’s values and comfort level. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss goals, try strategies, and adjust methods as needed so the plan matches the client's needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility for parents and busy people. Video calls let you have fuller conversations and see facial cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter updates, reflection between sessions, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a school schedule, workday, or caregiving routine.
Questions people ask about Tamara
What issues does Dr. Woods help with?
She works with adults and couples on concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting concerns, and career or life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions include listening, problem solving, and practical steps tailored to each person's goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years as a licensed clinical social worker and more than two decades working with families in various settings.
Where is Dr. Woods licensed and based?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and 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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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