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Online therapist

Tamara York

Practical support for parenting and daily stress

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Credentials
LSCSW
Experience
30 years
Licensed in
Kansas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Tamara

Tamara York is a licensed social worker in Kansas with 30 years of professional experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, and attention-related struggles. Tamara aims to make first steps feel manageable and steady rather than overwhelming.

She has extensive experience working with school systems and can assist parents who are navigating school-related questions. Tamara listens for what matters most and helps organize next steps that fit each family's day-to-day life.

Background and approach

Conversations are straightforward and centered on immediate needs. Tamara creates a calm space where people can talk through worries without fear of judgment. Sessions often cover coping skills, problem solving, and communication strategies that can be used between meetings.

The work is goal-oriented but tailored to each person’s pace. Her background includes long experience with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and substance issues, along with concerns such as compassion fatigue and low self-esteem. She also brings attention to adoption and foster care, attachment questions, autism-related concerns, and blended family challenges.

Practical supports for impulsivity, OCD symptoms, panic, and school behavior are part of her toolkit. Tamara works with people on coping with life changes, relationship patterns, and caregiver stress. She aims to help clients leave sessions with one or two clear actions they can try.

Communication is direct, warm, and focused on steps that fit real life.

Evidence-based tools delivered online

Many of Tamara's methods focus on practical, evidence-based strategies that help people manage symptoms and day-to-day challenges. Cognitive-behavioral techniques involve identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and improve mood. These tools are useful for panic, obsessive thoughts, and depression.

Problem-solving and skills coaching target concrete challenges like parenting decisions, school concerns, and attention or focus difficulties. Sessions emphasize step-by-step plans you can try at home and review together to see what works.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tamara will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts the plan over time based on how clients respond and what feels practical in daily life.

Online therapy makes this flexible and accessible. Video calls let you have face-to-face conversations, phone sessions provide a simpler option, and live chat or text messaging offer shorter check-ins or support between meetings. These formats help fit therapy into busy schedules and make it easier to stay consistent with care.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tamara address?
Tamara helps with stress, anxiety, parenting issues, ADHD and addictions. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, depression, anger, and related family stresses.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She focuses on clear coping skills, problem solving, and actionable steps you can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker credential and brings 30 years of professional experience working in Kansas settings and with school systems.
Where is Tamara licensed to practice?
She is licensed in Kansas with the credential LSCSW and practices from that jurisdiction.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet with clients.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
30 years
Licensed
Kansas
Languages
English

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