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Tamara Spears, LMSW
Michigan
Tamara Spears, LMSW - Stress and Mood Concerns
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-focused work
About Tamara
Tamara Spears, LMSW, has 25 years of experience in social services and clinical work based in Michigan. She helps people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and trauma. She also addresses grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, and career or life-change challenges.
Her approach is grounded in practical, goal-focused therapy. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based methods, client-centered work, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and habits, testing different responses, and building skills that work day to day.
Tamara draws on long experience with anger, emotional abuse, and caregiver stress. She frames problems in clear terms and offers concrete steps to try between sessions. Conversations are interactive and aim to produce specific coping options rather than abstract theory.
She pays attention to how attachment patterns and life history shape current problems. That helps when addressing abandonment, communication problems, codependency, and isolation. Practical concerns such as money issues, work stress, and parenting strain are part of the work.
Clients can expect direct feedback, behavioral experiments, and skill practice. The therapist uses short-term strategies alongside longer-term exploration when needed. To begin, readers are asked to follow the site process to complete a matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her CBT, ACT and attachment work translates to online sessions
Tamara uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT focuses on concrete exercises and short experiments that people can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change habits.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and accept difficult feelings while taking action toward meaningful goals. ACT is useful when struggling with avoidance, rumination, or painful emotions that get in the way of daily life.
Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and responding. This perspective helps with issues such as abandonment, communication problems, codependency, and intimacy-related concerns by making patterns easier to recognize and change.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk about goals, try methods, and adjust based on what is helpful. That means sessions may mix techniques and change focus as progress is made.
Confirm the session formats before booking so you know how meetings will be held. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy schedule by reducing travel time, making shorter check-ins possible, or allowing people to join from a location that works with their day. The emphasis is on practical ways to use skills between sessions and on scheduling that fits everyday life rather than on a specific outcome.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma, grief, and related issues such as body image and parenting strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and interactive, using skills-based methods to notice thoughts and habits and try different responses in daily life.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of experience in social services and clinical work in inpatient and outpatient settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an MI LMSW and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the site process; the profile does not list specific formats.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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