Therapist profile
Tamara Blau, LCSW, LISW
Virginia
LCSW in Virginia - Stress and Anger support
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- CredentialsLCSW, LISW
- LicenseLISW, Ohio / I.0008186-SUPV; LCSW, Virginia / 0904010019
- NPI1124633078
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationVirginia
About
- Client-centered work
- CBT and mindfulness
- Goal-focused plans
About Tamara
Tamara Blau is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia and a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Ohio with ten years of experience. She works with adults presenting stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, and other life changes. Tamara also addresses addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and workplace issues.
She trained at Case Western Reserve University, earning a Master of Science in Social Administration. Earlier in her career she spent over 15 years in public social services. More recently she worked in a school setting with middle school aged youth, gaining hands-on experience with behavior and parenting stress.
Tamara describes her practical approach as client-centered. She helps people set short-term and longer-term goals. Sessions focus on building skills and strategies that can be used now and later when new challenges arise.
Her toolkit draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness techniques to address thought patterns and moment-to-moment reactions. She also uses solution-focused and motivational interviewing methods to support concrete changes and clearer decisions. Those methods are used to help manage anger, reduce anxiety, and improve communication.
People who come for help with anger often want better ways to respond at work or at home. Tamara works on skill-building and communication strategies so reactions feel more under control. She invites clients to set realistic steps and practice outside sessions to see steady progress.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening carefully and working toward goals the client sets. It helps people clarify what matters and decide practical next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts link to feelings and actions. It teaches concrete skills to interrupt unhelpful thinking and to change behavioral responses, which can be useful for anger and anxiety.
Mindfulness Therapy cultivates simple attention practices to notice reactions as they happen. That can reduce impulsive responses and make it easier to choose how to act in tense moments.
Tamara treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and the problems they want to address, then recommend methods to try and adjust them as needed.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time from a workday. These practical benefits often help people maintain momentum while they work on anger management and related concerns.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Ohio, Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, plus addictions, grief, trauma, and workplace problems.
What is her therapy style?
She uses a client-centered approach that focuses on setting short- and long-term goals and developing practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of practice experience and earlier spent over 15 years in public social services and school settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW in Virginia and an LISW in Ohio and practices from Virginia.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session formats arranged?
Current session formats are not listed here; please confirm the available options before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a cancellable subscription model 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.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.