About Tamara
Dr. Tamara Woods welcomes adults and couples who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or relationship problems. She introduces herself plainly and focuses on making sure people feel heard and respected from the first meeting.
Dr. Woods holds LCSW and CSW credentials and brings 14 years as a licensed clinical social worker to her practice in North Carolina. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through pain, confusion, or life transitions.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and grounded in real goals, not just theory. People come for help with depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, parenting stress, career decisions, or feelings of isolation and she guides them through step-by-step strategies. Her work pulls from several approaches to match what the person needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior. Solution-Focused Therapy targets small, achievable steps that move a person forward. Client-Centered and Motivational Interviewing techniques shape sessions around the client's goals and readiness to change.
Dr. Woods also addresses attachment issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and intimacy concerns. She uses straightforward tools for anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
Her aim is to help people notice progress and build skills they can use outside sessions. Sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Getting started is done online by completing a short questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment.
Approaches that translate to online care
Dr. Woods often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in online work. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions. Solution-Focused Therapy narrows attention to small, concrete steps that produce forward movement in everyday life and is useful for time-limited online check-ins.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She talks with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they pick methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what feels most helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people work face-to-face when convenient. Phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging support quick check-ins or ongoing encouragement between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to keep momentum while fitting sessions into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Georgia, North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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