- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas, Arkansas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Tamika
Tamika Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who aims to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by life’s challenges. She speaks plainly and meets clients where they are, offering steady support as they figure out next steps. Her work often focuses on parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, grief, and mood difficulties.
With 14 years of experience in mental health, she draws on a mix of practical approaches to suit each person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize self-awareness, strengths, and gradual progress rather than quick fixes. Tamika encourages patience and celebrates small steps forward while helping clients learn from setbacks. Her background includes work with trauma, attention concerns, and complex emotional struggles.
She names client-centered care, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, emotionally focused ways of relating, and motivational interviewing among the approaches she uses. Those methods are chosen to match individual needs instead of a one-size-fits-all plan. Tamika practices in Texas and holds LPC credentials in Texas and Arkansas.
She frames counseling as a collaborative process where therapist and client build a dependable working relationship. In sessions she focuses on practical skills, clearer thinking patterns, and emotion work that helps people feel more capable in daily life.
People who choose Tamika can expect straightforward dialogue, gentle encouragement, and attention to real-life stresses such as caregiving strain, blended family issues, chronic illness, and identity-related concerns. She aims to help clients regain footing and move toward a more enriched life.
What Tamika works with
Everything Tamika lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tamika helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
Approaches Tamika lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Online approaches that meet parenting and life stress
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and values and helps people build awareness of what matters most to them. It’s useful when someone needs a respectful space to sort priorities and find motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and offers clear strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it can help with anxiety, mood, sleep, and parenting stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy emphasizes understanding and shifting emotional responses in close relationships, which can help people process difficult feelings and improve how they relate to others.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about symptoms, goals, and preferences and recommend methods that fit. That plan can change as needs evolve, and decisions are made jointly so the approach feels useful and manageable.
Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging gives practical flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and emotion work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and messaging allow for brief updates, ongoing check-ins, or written reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into parenting schedules, work days, and caregiving routines.
Questions people ask about Tamika
What kinds of concerns does Tamika address?
She helps people facing stress and anxiety, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem issues, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her general approach to therapy?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered, combining practical techniques like cognitive behavioral methods with emotion work and mindfulness to meet each person’s needs.
How long has she worked in mental health?
She has 14 years of experience working in mental health settings with people facing a range of life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices in Texas and holds Licensed Professional Counselor credentials in Texas and Arkansas.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Tamika?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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