About Tamu
Tamu Harris is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage anxiety, stress, addiction, and relationship strain. She speaks plainly and keeps sessions grounded in day-to-day concerns so parents and busy adults can find realistic ways forward. She draws on 21 years of practice in California and uses approaches that focus on the person's needs.
Sessions often start with what is most pressing - sleep, anger, parenting stress, or substance use - and move toward small changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Her style blends a client-centered attitude with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral work and solution-focused methods. That means clients are heard first, then offered tools to change unhelpful thoughts and to set short-term goals that build momentum.
Faith is mentioned in the original biography as part of the therapist's perspective, and spiritual concerns are honored when relevant to the person sitting in the room. Tamu supports exploration of values and meaning alongside concrete coping skills. People can expect straightforward conversation, clear homework when useful, and a focus on coping with life changes.
The overall aim is to reduce overwhelming feelings and help people regain a sense of control over their day-to-day life.
Practical approaches for online support
Tamu commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies when meeting online. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience so they feel heard and respected; it helps people clarify values and make choices that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and offers concrete tools to shift unhelpful thinking and reduce anxiety.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term goals and build momentum quickly. That approach narrows in on what is working now and sets simple, measurable steps to change daily routines and reduce stress. Deciding which approach to prioritize is a collaborative process; the therapist and client review goals, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps most.
Online sessions come in several formats: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when a camera is not preferred, live chat for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, handle shorter check-ins, and choose formats that match bandwidth or comfort with being on camera.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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