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Tamara Gilarski, LCSW

  • Experience35 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Tamara

Tamara Gilarski is a Florida-licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of professional experience guiding people through stress, anxiety, trauma, and major life transitions. She uses her long practice to help clients build motivation, bolster self-esteem, and develop practical coping strategies for day-to-day challenges.

Background and approach

Tamara's LCSW credential reflects advanced clinical training and a sustained career supporting emotional recovery and growth. Her approach centers on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore difficult feelings and thoughts.

She emphasizes collaborative work that meets each person where they are, helping clients translate insight into actionable changes. Tamara recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and frames the first steps as positive movement toward clearer thinking, greater resilience, and improved functioning.

Her practice in Florida addresses a range of concerns including ADHD alongside stress, trauma, and self-esteem difficulties, while also offering support around related issues such as bereavement, relationship rupture, identity questions, and impulse-related challenges.

Evidence-Based Strategies and Online Care

Tamara draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach emphasizes structured skill-building to manage anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and planning techniques that can reduce daily overwhelm and increase focus. Another approach concentrates on trauma-informed interventions that help people process difficult memories and develop safer, more stable responses to triggers; these methods aim to restore a sense of control and improve emotional regulation.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful in sessions, adjusting methods over time so treatment aligns with changing needs and desired outcomes.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access care from anywhere in Florida. Licensed professionals can use these tools to provide consistent support, homework guidance, and check-ins between live conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, coping with life changes, and ADHD, along with related issues such as abandonment, infertility concerns, and impulse-related difficulties.
How would you describe the therapeutic style here?
The clinician emphasizes an open, nonjudgmental environment and collaborative work that helps clients translate insights into practical coping strategies.
What is the therapist's professional background?
She brings 35 years of clinical experience to her practice, applying long-term experience to support emotional recovery and problem solving.
Where is this therapist licensed and what are the credentials?
She is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with the credential FL LCSW SW4107.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and the therapist is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFertility issuesGender dysphoriaHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

35+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

About

Tamara Gilarski is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Florida, with 35 years of experience, not currently accepting new clients.