Tammy Russell, LMHC

Tammy Russell is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 14 years of experience working in clinical settings. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem and motivation. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. Tammy keeps language straightforward and aims to make the work understandable.

Her background includes years of direct client work with a range of mood and behavior concerns. She uses approaches such as client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, and dialectical behavior strategies to address worry, panic, obsessions, and compulsions. She also brings emotion-focused and motivational interviewing techniques into conversations about relationships, intimacy, and grief.

In sessions she usually starts by listening to what matters most to the person and then sets small, concrete goals. Therapy can include skills practice for managing panic or anxiety, exercises to shift unhelpful thinking, and steps to reduce compulsive behaviors. She also helps people who are coping with big life changes, caregiver stress, or issues from family of origin.

Tammy works with people navigating identity and LGBT concerns, codependency, and recovery from infidelity or abandonment. She addresses both mood disorders and co-occurring challenges such as substance use and dissociation. Her approach balances active skills training with open, person-led conversation.

People meet in sessions to talk through current problems, try specific strategies, and check progress. Tammy asks clients to set goals and reviews those goals regularly so the work stays focused and practical.

How her therapeutic approaches work online