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Tamika Burrough

Supportive therapist for life and parenting challenges

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
16 years
Licensed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Tamika

Tamika Burrough is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma who helps people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and trauma and abuse. She brings 16 years of clinical experience to sessions and offers a straightforward, person-centered approach.

Tamika aims to create a space where clients can speak plainly about what is hard and take steps toward clearer thinking and improved day-to-day functioning. Her style is open and direct.

Background and approach

She focuses on practical tools clients can use between sessions. Tamika normally blends skill-building with deeper emotional work, matching techniques to what each person needs right now. She emphasizes small, achievable steps so progress feels doable.

Tamika uses evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy. These methods help with managing strong emotions, reshaping unhelpful thoughts, improving communication, and setting workable goals. She adapts these tools to issues like parenting stress, grief, self-esteem, and coping with major life changes.

Sessions may include talking through problems, learning coping skills, and setting practical plans to try between meetings. Tamika also supports people facing career stress, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to adoption or caregiving. She accepts international clients and conducts therapy in English.

Her license number is OK LPC 6929. To begin, people follow the site's Start Therapy steps to match with her and schedule sessions according to availability.

Online approaches that focus on skills and emotions

CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. This approach is useful for stress, mood shifts, and day-to-day coping.

DBT - Dialectical Behavior Therapy combines acceptance and change strategies to help with strong emotions and impulsive behaviors. It includes skill work such as emotion regulation and distress tolerance, helpful for anger, mood instability, and coping with intense feelings.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand and process core emotions and improve emotional connections. It can aid in working through grief, attachment concerns, and relationship stress by focusing on how feelings shape interactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each client to choose and adapt methods based on their goals and preferences. Sessions often mix skills training, short-term problem solving, and deeper emotional work so the plan fits the person’s needs.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats offer flexibility for busy schedules and for people in different locations, and they let clients continue work between sessions. Practical tools, homework, and skill practice translate well to remote formats and help clients apply what they learn to everyday life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Tamika address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, relationship problems, LGBT concerns, and related areas listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is open and direct, focusing on practical skills and clear steps. She helps clients talk through problems and build tools to manage emotions and daily stress.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 16 years of experience as a counselor working with a range of concerns and clinical approaches.
Where is she licensed and what are her credentials?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oklahoma with license number OK LPC 6929.
Which languages and regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment 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 therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
16 years
Licensed
Oklahoma
Languages
English

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