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Tammy Barnum, LMHC

  • Experience22 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Tammy

Tammy Barnum is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 22 years of clinical experience in New York. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, grief, addiction, and a range of life transitions.

Background and approach

Tammy draws on a person-centered stance that emphasizes validation and practical support while pairing cognitive and narrative tools to address thinking patterns and the stories people tell about themselves. Her work has taken place in schools, community programs, and mental health clinics, which has informed a flexible, trauma-aware approach.

Tammy aims to help clients recognize strengths and build skills for emotion regulation, coping, and meaningful change. She emphasizes collaboration, offering encouragement and new perspectives to move through difficult periods and toward more stable functioning.

Clients can expect a respectful, supportive environment where goals are shaped by individual needs and lived experience. Tammy combines evidence-informed methods with attention to each person’s narrative so they can develop clearer coping strategies, improve relationships, and make changes that fit their life circumstances.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Growth

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building a collaborative relationship so clients feel heard and supported; this approach is useful for addressing distress, grief, relationship concerns, and building self-trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete tools for managing anxiety, mood symptoms, ADHD-related challenges, and coping with life changes. Narrative therapy helps people examine and reshape the stories they tell about themselves, which can be especially helpful for trauma, identity questions, and shifting long-standing patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be determined together. The therapist consults with each person about goals, preferences, and what seems most helpful, then adapts methods so treatment fits the client’s needs and pace in a collaborative way.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These options allow people to engage in therapy from different locations, fit sessions into busy schedules, and choose the format that best supports their comfort and consistency in care.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Tammy commonly address?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, ADHD, and life transitions.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Her approach blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral and narrative techniques, offering validation alongside strategies to change unhelpful thinking and reframe personal stories.
How long has she been practicing and where has she worked?
She has 22 years of experience and has provided services in schools, community programs, and mental health clinics in New York.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
Tammy is an LMHC licensed in New York with license number NY LMHC 011544 and practices in the New York area.
Which languages does she use in therapy and does she accept international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for online work?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Domestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English