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Tamika Blaisdell

Compassionate, practical therapy for real-life stress

LCSW Montana

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Tamika

Tamika Blaisdell is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years in the mental health field. She brings practical experience from psychiatric settings, schools, correctional facilities, and independent practice.

Background and approach

Tamika offers straightforward support for stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anger, and major life changes. She favors clear, down-to-earth conversation.

Sessions focus on concrete coping skills and steps clients can use between meetings. Tamika draws on approaches such as the Gottman Method, cognitive behavioral therapy, and client-centered work to match tools to each person’s needs.

Her background includes care in psychiatric facilities, work in high schools, time in correctional settings, and ongoing independent practice experience. That variety informs how she sees symptoms and patterns across different life situations.

Tamika uses that perspective to help people name what’s happening and decide on practical next steps. In sessions she helps people reduce overwhelming feelings, manage anger, heal from past hurts, and cope with relationship and family stress.

She also supports concerns like abandonment, attachment struggles, codependency, and isolation. Her approach blends skills training with chances to talk through painful experiences.

Tamika aims to collaborate on goals and build skills that fit each person’s life. She meets people where they are and works at a pace that feels doable.

The result is therapy that is direct, compassionate, and focused on getting people unstuck.

How Tamika’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to what each person says. It helps people feel heard and guides the therapist to build a plan that fits their goals and life. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. The Gottman Method offers structured ways to improve communication and reduce harmful cycles in close relationships.

Tamika treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She works with each person to try methods that match their needs and preferences. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan over time so therapy stays useful and manageable.

Online therapy gives options that fit into busy days. Video calls let people use visual cues during conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, or support between longer sessions. These choices make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, or travel.

Frequently asked questions

What problems does Tamika address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anger, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment, codependency, communication problems, and isolation.
How does she approach therapy?
The style is practical and client-centered. Tamika blends skill teaching with supportive conversation and aims to give tools people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years in the mental health field and has worked in psychiatric facilities, high schools, prisons, and independent practice.
What credentials and location apply?
Tamika holds LCSW credentials in Montana and California as listed, and she is based in Montana.
Can I work with her if I live outside the US?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed in

Montana, California

Languages

English