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Tamara Trent

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Tamara Trent, LCSW

Texas

LCSW - Anger and Relationship Concerns

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Texas / 58158
  • NPI1275962086
  • Experience13 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationTexas

About

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Attachment-focused work

About Tamara

Tamara Trent is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Texas with 13 years of experience. She helps people who are wrestling with anger, anxiety, depression, stress, relationship problems, and the aftermath of trauma and abuse. She also supports those coping with life changes, self-esteem struggles, addiction concerns, and grief.

She keeps sessions practical and direct. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what someone can do next. She uses clear strategies to reduce reactivity, improve communication, and manage overwhelming feelings. Sessions often include skill practice and real-world homework to test new ways of responding.

Tamara draws on several approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify values and take committed action despite hard feelings. Attachment-Based work looks at how past relationship experiences shape current responses to stress and anger.

Her background is built on years of clinical practice in Texas. She combines conversation, skills training, and reflective work so clients can try different tools and see what fits. She invites straightforward feedback and adjusts the pace to what a person needs.

People who come to her often want to stop snapping at loved ones, lower workplace reactivity, or manage built-up resentment. The focus is on practical steps that can reduce strain and improve daily functioning.

How sessions work

How her approaches work in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take action in that direction even when anger or anxiety shows up. It teaches skills to notice thoughts and feelings without letting them drive behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, emotions, and actions. It helps people test and change patterns that keep them stuck in reactive cycles. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and past relationship patterns influence current responses, especially under stress or during conflict.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Tamara will discuss options with each person and try methods that fit their goals and day-to-day life. The process is collaborative: she aims to adjust methods and pace based on what helps a client make small, measurable changes.

Confirm current session formats before booking, since the profile does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, for example by avoiding travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break at work, or removing the need to be on camera for some visits. These practical benefits can help people maintain regular sessions while trying new coping strategies.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Which anger-related issues does she handle?

She helps with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and similar anger concerns listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are practical and direct, emphasizing skills practice, behavior change, and reflective work to reduce reactivity.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 13 years of experience working as a clinician in Texas.

What credential and location information is on file?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas.

Does she work in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients connect with her?

She accepts international clients according to the profile information provided.

How do fees and payment work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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