- Anxiety and stress
- Relationship issues
- CBT and solution-focused
About Tamara
Dr. Tamara Woods is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 14 years of post-licensure experience and a Certified Social Worker (CSW) background. She works with adults and focuses on concerns such as anxiety, stress, depression, grief, relationship and parenting issues. She also addresses addictions, bipolar mood concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions.
Her approach mixes several practical methods to help people manage day-to-day problems. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and to build different habits. Solution-focused strategies help set short-term goals and notice progress. Client-centered methods mean sessions emphasize the person's perspective and priorities.
Dr. Woods also uses motivational interviewing when people want help finding motivation to change behaviors. Attachment-based ideas are woven into work around relationships, intimacy, abandonment, and blended family challenges. These approaches are applied to a broad range of concerns including trauma, domestic violence effects, caregiving stress, and issues around adoption and foster care.
She has worked with family-related problems, midlife transitions, career questions, and isolation or loneliness. Sessions cover practical skills - such as coping with anger, managing ADHD-related struggles, and planning for life changes - alongside discussions about values and long-term goals.
Practically, she guides people in setting small, manageable steps and checks progress over time. Dr. Woods is based in North Carolina and conducts work in English. To begin, readers are asked to follow the site's matching and scheduling steps before a first session.
How her approaches are used for online work
Dr. Woods commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy in sessions. CBT involves noticing thought patterns and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Solution-focused work aims for brief, practical steps and clear goals to build momentum during the weeks between meetings.She also uses client-centered listening to prioritize the person's view and motivational interviewing to explore readiness for change. These methods help with relationship concerns, parenting challenges, grief, and managing life transitions by keeping the work practical and collaborative. The therapist discusses options with each person and together they decide what feels most useful.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm which formats are offered before booking since the profile does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some formats use less bandwidth or do not require being on camera, which can help people gradually try being seen in sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to virtual settings and will work with the client to match the method and session length to their goals and daily life.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Georgia, North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
She works with adults on anxiety, stress, depression, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, plus addictions and bipolar-related matters.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions combine cognitive behavioral techniques, solution-focused work, client-centered listening, motivational interviewing, and attachment-informed ideas.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She holds 14 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker after initial social work practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as LCSW and CSW and practices from North Carolina.
Does she work in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.