Tamara Banks is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than two decades of practice.
01About Tamara
Tamara Banks is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than two decades of practice. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship problems, and grief. Tamara speaks plainly and aims to make conversations feel manageable from the first contact.
She brings 22 years of experience to sessions and works from a client-centered stance. That means she starts by listening to what matters most to the person in front of her and shapes the work around their goals.
Background and approach
Tamara blends cognitive behavioral ideas and solution-focused strategies to help clients notice patterns, test small changes, and build better coping skills. Her background includes substantial work with trauma and abuse, so she uses trauma-focused techniques when needed to help people process painful events and reduce their day-to-day impact.
She also helps with longer-term concerns like bipolar disorder, addictions, and complex relationship or family stress. The emphasis is on practical steps rather than long lectures. Tamara describes herself as compassionate and straightforward.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-oriented, with space for honest talk about setbacks and progress. Clients can expect clear suggestions, gentle accountability, and work that fits what they can manage between meetings. She practices in West Virginia and conducts sessions in English.
Tamara welcomes questions about how her approach might line up with a person's situation and encourages a quick initial conversation to see if the fit feels right.
02Credentials
- LPC (West Virginia)
- License 1642 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1881289320 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tamara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Tamara names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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04Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy means focusing on the person's priorities and pacing the work to match their needs. In practice she listens first, reflects what she hears, and helps people set goals that feel useful and realistic.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions influence feelings. Online sessions use simple exercises and behavioral experiments to test new ways of thinking and small changes that reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression.
Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process and reduce the ongoing impact of past harm. Through careful discussion and step-by-step coping strategies, this work aims to make memories less overwhelming and daily life easier to manage.
Finding the right fit is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, listen to what matters most, and recommend approaches based on the client's goals and preferences. That process is collaborative and adjusts over time as needs change.
Online care offers practical flexibility: video calls let conversations feel closer to an in-person visit, phone sessions require less bandwidth, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports short updates or reflections between meetings. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, school, or family life and to keep therapy consistent when routines change.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship issues, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar symptoms, and life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and straightforward. She combines listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches to help people try small, effective changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience working in counseling settings and with people who have experienced trauma, mood concerns, and family or relationship stress.
Where does she practice and what credential does she hold?
She practices in West Virginia and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees handled?
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 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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