Tamara Banks, LPC

Tamara Banks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than two decades in the counseling field. She began practicing in 2001 and brings steady, practical support to people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and trauma. Tamara writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person she sees.

She draws on client-centered methods to build a respectful, collaborative relationship. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and practice new behaviors. Solution-focused methods help set concrete goals and track progress over a few sessions.

Tamara has worked with school-aged clients through adults and has long experience with trauma, PTSD, self-harm concerns, and family issues. Her additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care matters, and body image concerns. She describes herself as compassionate and straightforward in sessions.

Her background includes graduate work at Marshall University Graduate College and teaching there as an adjunct professor. Over 22 years she has combined school counseling and clinical work, which shapes a practical, systems-aware approach to problems like parenting stress and blended-family challenges.

Tamara tailors the plan of care to each person. She emphasizes finding a therapist fit and will work with clients to set appointment times that match their schedules. People who want a therapist who listens, sets clear goals, and helps them practice new skills may find her style appealing.

How her approaches guide online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding the person and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. In practice this means the therapist listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and helps clients clarify what matters most to them.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes by breaking problems into manageable steps and homework between sessions.

Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on goals and practical change. Sessions often identify small first steps and track what improves, which can help people who want faster, action-oriented work.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. Clients and therapist make decisions together and adjust the plan over time.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins on stressful days, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use online sessions to practice CBT exercises, review coping plans, and focus on problem-solving in ways that fit daily life.