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Tamara Nixon, LMHC
Massachusetts
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Stress and Anxiety
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- DBT skills
About Tamara
Tamara Nixon is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Massachusetts with 10 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also supports clients facing addictions, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, career concerns, and ADHD.
Tamara has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in schools and clinical settings. She uses practical approaches that focus on what a person can try differently day to day. Sessions tend to include looking at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, practicing new skills, and setting small, concrete goals.
Her main ways of working include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), client-centered methods, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and mindfulness. She also uses motivational interviewing and narrative ideas when these fit a person’s goals. Tamara helps people notice patterns, test small changes, and track what’s working.
She has specific experience supporting people with autism spectrum differences and executive functioning concerns like ADHD. Tamara also has background in school adjustment and guidance counseling, which informs how she talks about planning and transitions with young clients.
Her style is focused on strengths and on creating clear, achievable steps. People can expect straightforward conversations, practical tools to try between sessions, and collaborative goal-setting. For international clients and English speakers she offers services from Massachusetts.
How Tamara’s approaches translate to online work
Tamara often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to break down patterns of thinking and behavior into manageable steps. CBT involves noticing specific thoughts and testing small changes, which can be practiced between sessions to track progress. Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pacing, giving space for what matters most to the client while the therapist follows their lead.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques are practical strategies people can use during stressful moments and rehearse in session to apply in daily life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tamara will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and specific problems. Together they decide which skills to focus on and how to structure sessions so the work fits into real life.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits help people try new habits and keep steady progress while balancing other commitments.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, ADHD, trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, parenting strain, addictions, and related issues listed in her profile.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, test new responses, and set concrete practice tasks between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has 10 years of experience and has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in school and clinical settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with a MA LMHC credential and practices from Massachusetts.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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