About Tamika
Tamika Thomas is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in Ohio who focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety. She helps people struggling with depression, low self-esteem, relationship problems, and life transitions. Her style is straightforward and action-oriented, aimed at building skills that fit into everyday life.
With eight years of experience, Tamika blends several proven approaches to match each person's needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and build different habits.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult feelings without getting stuck and move toward meaningful goals. Sessions are guided by what the client most wants to change. Tamika listens first, then outlines small, doable steps you can try between meetings.
She also draws on Emotionally-Focused and Dialectical Behavior techniques when deeper emotion work or emotion regulation skills are needed. Clients commonly bring stress from work, social anxiety, body image concerns, or struggles with communication and commitment. Tamika also supports people wrestling with life purpose, workplace issues, and multicultural concerns.
Her approach aims to get practical results while honoring each person’s values and background. People who work with Tamika can expect clear goals, skill practice, and regular review of progress. She invites questions and keeps sessions focused on what will make daily life easier and more satisfying.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take action toward what matters most. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes that leave someone feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. It often includes simple exercises to practice between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in relationships and can be helpful for communication and connection challenges.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then adapt methods that fit those needs. Sessions can combine elements from different approaches so the work stays practical and responsive to what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer talks and skills practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep progress steady.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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